Governor Signs Most Workers’ Comp Bills

Gov. Gavin Newsom closed out the legislative session with a couple of key vetoes. One of the bills would have created the only workers’ compensation presumption that applies to private sector workplaces, but otherwise gave his approval to a host of workers’ comp measures. Included among the new laws were bills to crack down on … Read More »

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Workers’ Comp Bills Signed And Vetoed

Gov. Gavin Newsom is working through the stacks of bills legislators passed this session and vetoed a bill aiming to reform the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) while signing measures to improve the med-legal process and extend a heart presumption to more peace officers. The SIBTF bill promised to cut costs in the runaway … Read More »

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Industry Awaits Action On Workers’ Comp Bills

The Governor has until October 12th to take action on the bills passed this session, including over a dozen that impact the California workers’ compensation system. High-profile bills that passed in the closing days of the session include proposed changes to create a new private sector presumption – a heat illness presumption for farmworkers, amend … Read More »

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Amended Fiscal Bills Clear Suspense File

The Assembly and Senate Appropriations committees pushed hundreds of bills out of their respective suspense files on the lead-up to the Labor Day weekend. Included among the bills advancing to the floor of each house for final action were amended workers’ comp measures to:  Create a private sector presumption for farmworkers,  Implement reforms to the … Read More »

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Bills To the Governor

The California Legislature still has a couple of days to wrap up work on bills before a Friday deadline to pass measures this year, but it has already sent several workers’ comp-related bills to the Governor for signature. The measures pending gubernatorial action include bills addressing uninsured employers, expanding 4850 leave, and continuing State Fund’s … Read More »

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Administration Comes Out Against Farmworker Presumption

Gavin Newsom’s Department of Finance (DOF) came out in opposition to a proposed bill to create a heat-related injury presumption for California farmworkers. The measure, which is awaiting action in the Senate Appropriations Suspense File, is a rehash of a bill that he vetoed last year. The bill is notable as it would create a … Read More »

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Legislative Update: Summer Recess Edition

California’s state legislators return to Sacramento in twelve days for the final four-week push to pass bills before the session ends on September 12th. Still alive are measures to expand some existing workers’ comp presumptions and create a new one for farmworkers, update the workings of the med-legal process, and reform the California Subsequent Injuries … Read More »

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