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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …