Amended Bill Proposes SIBTF Changes, New Name for Program

Substantial evidence establishing the existence of a permanent partial disability predating a subsequent compensable injury would be required for injured workers to qualify for benefits from California's second injury fund under a recently amended bill. Assemblymember Liz Ortega, D-San Leandro, on Monday amended AB 1329 to propose changes to the program that provides supplemental benefits to workers with a preexisting disability who suffer a second compensable injury, starting with renaming the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund as the Second-Chance Employer's Risk Reduction ...