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Committee Passes Debit Card Payment, COVID-19 Exposure Notice Bills
06/10/2022
currently set to expire at the start of 2023. The Assembly voted 65-0 to pass the bill May 12.
AB 2693 by Assemblywoman Eloise Reyes D-San Bernardino would extend until Jan. 1 2025 the requirement for employers to notify workers about COVID-19 outbreaks and potential exposure in the workplace. The
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Potential Reform Bill Among Those Passed Before Fiscal Deadline
05/23/2022
treatment provided immediately after an injury.
The measure is also the one that is rumored to be a potential vehicle for reforms.
As noted in the Assembly Insurance Committees analysis of this bill the author intends to amend this bill to become a larger workers compensation reform package with
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Senate Passes Social Worker MPN Bill
05/04/2022
could help address the anticipated increase in claims by providing care such as intake referrals and early screening according to proponents.
The Senate Committee on Labor Public Employment and Retirement voted 5-0 to pass the bill in April.
SB 1002 now goes to the Assembly for additional
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Committee Passes Social Worker Measure; Staffing Firm Bill , Fraud Debriefing Measures Amended
04/20/2022
so long as a representative from the Department of Insurance also attends.
The bill is sponsored by the American Property Casualty Insurance Association and the California Coalition on Workers Compensation. The Assembly Insurance Committee voted 13-0 to pass the measure March 30 and send it to
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Ballclubs: WCAB Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Players' Claims Unconstitutional
04/11/2022
arising out of his employment.
California Gov. Jerry Brown in October 2013 enacted Assembly Bill 1309 which prohibits athletes temporarily in the state from filing a claim for an on-field injury if their team provides comp coverage in their home state. The bill also requires an athlete to play at
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Bill Would Permanently Exempt Manicurists From ABC Test
02/09/2022
. 1 2025. AB 1818 by Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen R-Huntington Beach would repeal the statutory sunset language.
Gov. Gavin Newsom in September 2019 enacted Assembly Bill 5 to codify the three-pronged test the state Supreme Court outlined in Dynamex to decide whether someone is a worker or an
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Committee Unanimously Recommends Confirmation of WCAB Chair Zalewski
01/13/2022
COVID-19 as well as employee misclassification Assembly Bill 5 and Proposition 22.
Zalewski said commissioners havent seen any COVID-19 cases on the merits likely the result of presumptions put in place first through executive order and subsequently codified by lawmakers that likely reduced
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Gov. Signs CIGA Bond Bill
10/01/2021
supporting the bill that it will maintain the long-standing option of using bonds to provide cash when insolvencies threaten CIGA from meeting its essential obligations of providing a seamless network of workers compensation benefits to injured workers.
The Assembly voted 77-0 to pass the bill May 5
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Prop. 22 Supporters Appeal Judge's Ruling That Declared Law Unconstitutional
09/24/2021
proposition was crafted in response to Assembly Bill 5 which makes it more difficult for employers to classify workers as independent contractors and thereby render them ineligible for workers' compensation coverage and other benefits.
The state Supreme Court in February declined to hear the case.
The
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Bill That Would Extend CIGA Request to Issue Bonds Heads to Governor's Desk
09/03/2021
1541 would extend the deadline to Jan. 1 2026.
Current law requires that any bonds should be issued before Jan. 1 2023.
The Senate on Aug. 30 passed AB 1541 by a 39-0 vote. Prior to that the Assembly passed the bill 77-0 on May 5.
AB 1541 originated in the Assembly Insurance Committee
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