Apportionment Reform Bill Advances Over Employer Opposition
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Fact Checking
As noted in the last edition of this publication, the latest existential threat to California’s workers’ compensation system is Assembly Bill 1465 co-authored by Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Reyes (D-San …
Provider Network, Presumption Bills Causing Concern
California Legislators added a handful of bills late in the introduction period to amend the state’s workers’ comp system. Concerns are being raised by employers and payors. Provider-focused bills seek to amend the medical provider network (MPN) and billing rules, whilst others build on the workers’ comp presumptions for public safety officers. There are not …
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Apportionment Debate Enters its Thirteenth Year
Senate Bill 788 (Bradford) is like legislation proposed for over a decade, beginning with Senate Bill 1115 (Migden) introduced in 2008. It amends Labor Code section 4663 to prohibit apportionment …
More Guidance on COVID – And More to Follow
On January 21, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety. Among its many directives to newly-appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety …
Still Don’t Know Our ABCs
The week of January 11 was a busy one for the Courts when it came to the ongoing trauma that is AB 5 and the vexatious “ABC Test” now codified …
Mind the Reporting Requirements Gap
January 1st brought with it a host of new laws from the California Legislature. One of these was Assembly Bill 685 (Reyes). AB 685 requires certain notice and reporting requirements …
Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn COVID Standard
Several California agricultural organizations have issued a major broadside against Cal/OSHA’s emergency temporary standard (ETS) about COVID. The lawsuit is seeking to nullify the ETS entirely or several at least …