Benefits and earnings losses for permanently disabled workers in California : trends through the Great Recession and effects of recent reforms /

"In 2013, California began implementation of major reforms to the state workers' compensation system that were enacted in 2012 as part of Senate Bill 863 (SB863). These reforms included several changes to Permanent Partial Disability (PPD) benefits. This report provides early evidence on h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Dworsky, Michael (Author), Seabury, Seth A. (Author), Neuhauser, Frank (Author), Kharel, Ujwal (Author), Euller, Roald (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2016]
Subjects:	Workers' compensation > California. Workers' compensation > Law and legislation > California. Disability insurance claimants > California. Employers' liability > California. Disability insurance claimants. Employers' liability. Workers' compensation. Workers' compensation > Law and legislation. California.
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Table of Contents:

Policy background
Methods
Outcomes for disabled workers through the Great Recession
Wage replacement and benefit adequacy under S.B. 899 and S.B. 863
Effects of S.B. 863 on disability ratings and benefit equity.