What term describes benefits that assist a disabled employee with job displacement?

• A. Medical benefits
• B. Supplemental job displacement benefits
• C. Death benefits
• D. Permanent total disability benefits

Answer: (B)

Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits are the retraining-support portion of California workers’ compensation. They’re provided when a worker can’t return to their prior job and need help reentering the labor market, typically issued as a voucher or similar support to pay for approved retraining or skill-upgrading programs. This focus on helping a disabled employee move into a new or different line of work is why this term best describes benefits geared toward job displacement.

Medical benefits cover treatment for the injury, death benefits go to survivors, and permanent total disability benefits provide ongoing wage loss support without addressing retraining or reemployment.