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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Forecast For SIBTF Program Bleak

Analysis by two independent actuaries and the state’s own nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) proves that employers’ unpaid liabilities for Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund claims are more than double … Read More »

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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