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Industry Backed QME Bill Clears Senate Committee

A California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation (CCWC) sponsored bill to introduce efficiencies into California’s med-legal process is moving in the Senate. The Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement Committee gave AB 1293, introduced by Assemblyman Greg Wallis (R-Rancho Mirage), a quick approval, and the bill is now on its way to a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing … Read More »

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Workers’ Comp Bills Clear Major Legislative Hurdle

The California Senate and Assembly rubberstamped the vast majority of the workers’ comp bills introduced this year and sent them on to the other house before last week’s deadline for bills to clear their house of origin. The measures include proposals to expand existing workers’ comp presumptions for first responders and create new ones for … Read More »

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Payors Prep Amendments As SIBTF Bill Advances

The author of a bill to reform California’s Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) program amended the measure before its first legislative hearing to tighten the definition of a pre-existing disability. The proposed changes are projected to reduce the number of 100% permanent total disability and cut the annual assessment by 20 to 25%. Employers … Read More »

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Farmworker Heat Illness Presumption Bill Clears Committee

A bill to create the first private sector workers’ comp presumption for heat-related illnesses suffered by farmworkers cleared its first hurdle despite opposition from the employer community. AB 1336, by Assemblyman Dawn Addis (D-San Luis Obispo), is a redo of a bill that reached Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk last year but was vetoed for being … Read More »

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Legislative Update – May 7, 2025

The Assembly Insurance Committee approved two high-profile measures: one to reform the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund and the other to create a farmworker presumption for heat illnesses (see related items on pages 1 and 4). It advanced several other bills impacting California’s workers’ comp system. The Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee advanced … Read More »

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Committees Advance Bills

The Assembly Insurance and the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement committees held their first hearings to review bills this session and advanced measures to expand a workers’ comp cancer presumption and extend 4850 time to more public sector employees. Also advancing was a measure to reform broker licensing requirements and a rehash of a … Read More »

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Workers’ Comp Cannabis Amnesty Bill

The Assembly Insurance Committee passed AB 1209 by Assemblyman Michelle Rodriguez (D-Ontario) over the opposition of two members. The bill proposes an amnesty program for the state’s legal cannabis industry and a system for providing access to financial and insurance markets for these employers to comply. Testimony during the hearing described the industry as a … Read More »

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Bill Targets SIBTF Program

Assemblyman Liz Ortega (D-Hayward) introduced amendments to AB 1329 requiring substantial medical evidence before awards are made under the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund. The bill also calls on the Department of Industrial Relations director to develop a list of approved qualified medical evaluators (QMEs) “who have the necessary training and expertise” to provide evaluations … Read More »

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