If you received a Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit (SJDB) voucher as part of your workers’ compensation case or settlement, you might be staring at it wondering what to do next. You’re not alone. The voucher is one of the most underused benefits in the California workers’ comp system, and that’s a shame, because it’s real money available to you right now.
Causation vs. Apportionment
Causation decides whether your injury is covered at all. Apportionment decides how much of your permanent disability actually gets paid. Two arguments, two stages of the case, and the burden of proof sits on a different person in each.
