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Committee Passes TD Expansion, Ag Worker Protection Bills
04/12/2024
lobbyist for the American Property Casualty Insurance Association said in opposition to the bill that the definition of heat injury references conditions that develop or manifest during the pay period that a person worked outdoors. Some ag workers are paid every week but others are paid every other week
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Senate Committee Hears Comp Bills Today
04/10/2024
medical treatment or when a treatment denial is successfully appealed.
Senate Bill 1346 by Sen. Maria Elena Durazo D-Los Angeles resurrects an idea from last year to provide injured workers with temporary disability benefits if independent medical review overturns the utilization review denial of a
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Insurance Committee Passes Signature, Poster Bills
04/05/2024
committee on Wednesday also passed a bill that would give fraud investigators at the Department of Insurance a 20 raise to align their pay with investigators at the Justice Department.
Assembly Bill 2337 by Diane Dixon R-Newport Beach would authorize the use of electronic signatures on compromise and
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Amendments Limit COVID Bill to School Workers, Revise Poster Requirements
04/03/2024
A bill proposing to require employers to ensure that workers who test positive for COVID-19 are excluded from the workplace was amended to apply only to California school employees.
At the same time a bill requiring that mandatory workplace posters notify workers of the right to consult an
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Amended Bill Would Tap Revolving Fund to Pay for Heat Injury Presumption
03/26/2024
A one-time transfer of 5 million from the Workers Compensation Administration Revolving Fund would be used to establish an account to cover administrative costs associated with a proposed heat injury presumption for California farmworkers under a recently amended bill.
Sen. Dave Cortese D
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Attorney Notice, Electronic Signature Bills Set for April 3 Hearing
03/21/2024
The California Assembly Insurance Committee is scheduled to hear testimony April 3 on a bill that would allow injured workers to sign settlements electronically as well as on a bill to require that they be notified of the right to consult with an attorney.
Assembly Bill 1870 by Assemblymember
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Bill Would Mandate 10 Days of Paid Time Off for Workers With COVID Symptoms
03/13/2024
and benefits to those excluded from the workplace under terms of Assembly Bill 3106 unless the employees file a workers compensation claim for which they receive temporary disability benefits.
AB 3106 by Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo D-Chatsworth would prohibit employers from allowing a COVID-19
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Bill Would Allow Electronic Signature on C&R
02/28/2024
Injured workers and their beneficiaries in California would be able to electronically sign settlement agreements under a bill introduced this month.
Assembly Bill 2337 by Assemblymember Diane Dixon R-Newport Beach would amend two sections of the Labor Code governing signatures.
The bill
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DWC Proposes New Dispensing Fee, Changes to Pharmacy Fee Schedule
02/28/2024
that handles all pharmacy claims and is able to retroactively adjust reimbursement for the drug ingredients and dispensing fees the division said. In workers compensation there are hundreds of payers and other entities involved in bill payment and retroactive bill adjustment would be overly
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Senate Measure Would Apply '4850 Time' to County Park Rangers, Housing Authority Officers
02/23/2024
Ashby
Sen. Angelique Ashby D-Sacramento introduced SB 1058 earlier in February. The bill which is awaiting a hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor Public Employment and Retirement would eliminate a provision in Labor Code 4850 that effectively limits eligibility for salary continuation
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