CAAA Reiterates Call to Exhaust $120M Fund

The California Applicants’ Attorneys Association repeated its call for the full $120 million in the Return-to-Work Supplement Program to be disbursed to injured workers every year. CAAA, in an email sent Monday morning, noted that the $120 million program created by Senate Bill 863 to supplement comp benefits for injured workers who suffer a disproportionate loss of earnings has yet to pay out $100 million in any given year. The program offers a one-time $5,000 payment to injured workers who receive the Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit Voucher. While the number of workers receivin...