Return to Work Supplemental Program
This benefit is in addition to the SJDB.
The RTWSP is a $120 million fund for the purpose of making supplemental payments to workers whose permanent disability benefits are disproportionately low in in comparison to their earning losses. (Labor Code § 139.48). The RTWSP provides eligible injured workers an additional one-time $5,000 payment
Injured workers are eligible for the RTWSP if they are injured on or after 01/01/2013 AND have applied for the RTWSP within one year of the date of service of the Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits (SJDB) Voucher.