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Legislature Passes Bills to Cut Time to Decide Liability, Extend PTSD Presumption
09/01/2022
Senate on Wednesday voted 28-9 to sign off on amendments made to SB 1127 and SB 1242 while the measures were in the Assembly. The Assembly voted 68-0 to concur in amendments to AB 1751 while that bill was in the Senate.
SB 1127 by Senate President Toni Atkins D-San Diego would require employers to
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Senate Passes COVID-19, PTSD Presumption Measures
08/31/2022
the year.
Assemblyman Tom Daly D-Anaheim on Thursday amended the bill to change the proposed new sunset date to Jan. 1 2024. Earlier versions of the bill would have maintained the presumptions for two more years to Jan. 1 2025.
The Assembly which voted 58-10 to pass the measure in May
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Amended Bill Would Give CalFire Firefighters Full-Pay TD
08/30/2022
Firefighters for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection would be eligible to receive salary continuation benefits in lieu of temporary disability under a recently amended bill.
Last year Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 872 which would have allowed rank-and-file and supervisory
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Governor Enacts Pest Control Comp Coverage Requirement
08/30/2022
California exterminators will have to file proof of workers compensation coverage or submit a statement declaring they have no employees to operate in the state under a bill enacted by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Newsom on Friday signed SB 1064 by Sen. Josh Newman D-Fullerton a bill that both the
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Lawmaker Trims Year Off Proposed COVID-19 Presumption Extension
08/29/2022
Presumptions that California lawmakers enacted in 2020 to help determine when COVID-19 arose from employment would remain in place for one more year instead of two under a recently amended bill.
The COVID-19 presumptions enacted during the first year of the pandemic are scheduled to sunset
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CIGA Bonding Simplification, High Heat Study Bills Heading to Governor
08/29/2022
amendments made to AB 1643 and AB 2154 while the measures were in the Senate.
AB 2154 by Assemblyman Ken Cooley D-Rancho Cordova aims to simplify the bonding authority for the California Insurance Guarantee Association.
The bill would provide a statutory mechanism for CIGA to impose a surcharge on
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UR Study, Anti-Fraud Bills Heading to Governor
08/26/2022
The California Senate gave final approval to a bill that would give the Division of Workers Compensation more time to complete its analysis of exempting some early medical treatments from prospective utilization review on the same day the Assembly concurred in amendments to a measure intended to
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Senate Passes Lifeguard Skin Cancer Presumption, Insurance Fraud Bill
08/25/2022
The California Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill that would expand the presumption that skin cancer is work-related for peace officers with the state departments of Fish and Wildlife and Parks and Recreation.
On the same day the Senate voted 38-0 to send AB 334 to the governor the
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Liability Determination Deadline Bill Amended to Require Appropriation for Data Collection
08/25/2022
A requirement that the California Division of Workers Compensation revise its existing data collection processes to capture the date an injured worker is notified of a liability determination would be contingent upon a legislative appropriation under a recently amended bill.
Sen. Toni
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Measure to Add Protection for Cannabis Use to FEHA Up for Final Vote in Senate
08/25/2022
The California Senate is considering a bill that would limit the ability of businesses to make adverse employment decisions based on a persons off-hour use of cannabis.
Assembly Bill 2188 by Assemblyman Bill Quirk D-Hayward would require employers to use a test that proves a person was
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