What are the supplemental job displacement benefit amounts by PD rating?

What are the supplemental job displacement benefit amounts by PD rating?

• A. <15% = $4k; 15-25% = $6k; 26-49% = $8k; 50-99% = $8k
• B. <15% = $3k; 15-25% = $5k; 26-49% = $7k; 50-99% = $7k
• C. <15% = $2k; 15-25% = $4k; 26-49% = $6k; 50-99% = $6k
• D. <15% = $5k; 15-25% = $7k; 26-49% = $9k; 50-99% = $9k

Answer: (A)

The concept being tested is how California’s supplemental job displacement benefits are tied to the permanent disability (PD) rating. The SJDB benefit is a one-time payment to help with retraining or education when an employee cannot return to their previous job, and the amount increases with higher PD percentages. The best schedule assigns: - Less than 15% PD: $4,000 - 15% to 25% PD: $6,000 - 26% to 49% PD: $8,000 - 50% to 99% PD: $8,000 These amounts reflect a graduated support approach, with higher PD ranges receiving larger benefits to assist with more substantial displacement needs, while the top two bands share the same maximum because both indicate significant, but comparable, levels of disability requiring retraining. Other options don’t fit the standard schedule because they assign lower dollar amounts to the same PD ranges, which does not align with the established SJDB benefit table.

The concept being tested is how California’s supplemental job displacement benefits are tied to the permanent disability (PD) rating. The SJDB benefit is a one-time payment to help with retraining or education when an employee cannot return to their previous job, and the amount increases with higher PD percentages.

The best schedule assigns:

• Less than 15% PD: $4,000

• 15% to 25% PD: $6,000

• 26% to 49% PD: $8,000

• 50% to 99% PD: $8,000

These amounts reflect a graduated support approach, with higher PD ranges receiving larger benefits to assist with more substantial displacement needs, while the top two bands share the same maximum because both indicate significant, but comparable, levels of disability requiring retraining.

Other options don’t fit the standard schedule because they assign lower dollar amounts to the same PD ranges, which does not align with the established SJDB benefit table.