Rand Paper Offers Possible Model for Supplemental Benefit Fund

A working paper by Rand Corp. researchers posted online Wednesday by California's labor-management advisory board could serve as the foundation for the $120 million supplemental benefit fund created by Senate Bill 863.The research paper, commissioned by the California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation, identifies average earnings losses for permanently disabled workers. Department of Industrial Relations Director Christine Baker said the study will help define what constitutes a disproportionate loss of earnings and identify who will qualify for what the depar...