California Labor Code

§ 4658.7

LAB § 4658.7 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 4 · Part 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)This section shall apply to injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2013.

(b)If the injury causes permanent partial disability, the injured employee shall be entitled to a supplemental job displacement benefit as provided in this section unless the employer makes an offer of regular, modified, or alternative work, as defined in Section 4658.1, that meets both of the following criteria:

(1)The offer is made no later than 60 days after receipt by the claims administrator of the first report received from either the primary treating physician, an agreed medical evaluator, or a qualified medical evaluator, in the form created by the administrative director pursuant to subdivision (h), finding that the disability from all conditions for which compensation is claimed has become permanent and stationary and that the injury has caused permanent partial disability.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 363, Sec. 58. (SB 863) Effective January 1, 2013.