The bill signing season is well underway. Governor Gavin Newsom put pen to paper on many bills, including measures increasing the number of exemptions to the Dynamex ABC test and …
The Governor signed SB 1159, creating the rebuttable presumption that cases of COVID-19 are work-related. The law requires certain conditions to be met — including the obvious requirement that an …
The Legislature’s plan to codify and expand Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order creating a rebuttable presumption that COVID-19 cases are work-related, has passed the Legislature. It is heading to Governor …
There are three pending creating a workers’ comp presumption concerning COVID-19 being automatically work-related for certain employees. The bills are newly amended and awaiting review by both Houses. However, work …
Three bills proposing to create presumptions that cases of COVID-19 are a compensable consequence of work cleared key policy committees. However, there are still major, unresolved issues, such as the …
California workers have filed 22,621 claims for workers’ comp benefits due to COVID-19. The data – covering claims through the third week of July – shows nearly a quarter of …
The California Legislature returns next week after an extended summer recess due to an outbreak of COVID-19 cases among legislators and staff. Awaiting action are a number of bills affecting …
The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on workers’ comp claims remains to be seen. Still, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute says a review of early claims show the majority …