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Chapter 8. Office of the Director
Subchapter 7. Return-to-Work Supplement
Article 1.
Subchapter 7. Return-to-Work Supplement
Article 1.
§ 17300. General, Scope and Application of Article.
(a) This article governs the return-to-work program established by Labor Code section 139.48. This program shall be called the Return-to-Work Supplement Program. The Return-to-Work Supplement Program is located at 1515 Clay Street, 17th Floor, Oakland, California, 94612.
(b) This program is intended to provide supplemental payments to workers whose permanent disability benefits are disproportionately low in comparison to their earnings loss. This program is based on findings of studies done by RAND concerning permanent disability and in particular the study entitled Identifying Permanently Disabled Workers with Disproportionate Earnings Losses for Supplemental Payments, RAND, February 2014. http://www.dir.ca.gov/chswc/Reports/2014/Earnings_ Losses_2014.pdf
Note: Authority cited: Sections 54, 55 and 139.48, Labor Code. Reference: Section 139.48, Labor Code.
HISTORY
1. Amendment of subchapter heading and new subchapter 7, article 1 (sections 17300-17310) and section filed 4-6-2015; operative 4-6-2015 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 15). For prior history of subchapter 7, see Register 2013, No. 12.
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