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Committee Passes Debit Card Benefit Payment Bill
05/06/2022
A California Assembly Committee passed a measure that would authorize employers to continue using prepaid debit cards to deliver indemnity benefits.
The Assembly Appropriations Committee voted 14-0 on Wednesday to pass AB 2148 by Assemblywoman Lisa Calderon D-Whittier. The bill would extend
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Court Orders WCAB to Explain Origin, Process of 'Grant-for-Study' Practice
05/05/2022
seeking permission to file an amicus curiae or friend of the court brief also touched on the legislative history of Labor Code Section 5909.
According to the carriers petition a Senate Industrial Relations Committee analysis of the 1992 bill that established the 60-day deadline confirmed the
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Senate Passes Social Worker MPN Bill
05/04/2022
The California Senate unanimously passed a bill that would allow licensed clinical social workers to join medical provider networks.
The Senate on Monday voted 36-0 to pass SB 1002 by Sen. Anthony Portantino D-La Canada Flintridge.
Proponents say the bill would allow licensed clinical
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Opponents Say Gender Pay Bill Likely to Cause Litigation
04/29/2022
the proposal in Senate Bill 1458 to increase an injured workers average weekly wage if it is lower than the average weekly wage for the opposite gender would result in litigation that would slow the resolution of many claims.
Asking claims administrators to make a determination about what a
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Committee OKs Bill to Boost Benefits by Gender Differences
04/28/2022
A California Senate committee on Wednesday passed a bill that would attempt to use workers compensation indemnity benefits to offset differences between what the employer of the injured worker pays to men and women after the bills author promised to continue working to address opponents
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Bill Amended to Transfer Oversight of CURES to Pharmacy Board
04/25/2022
The California Board of Pharmacy would oversee the states prescription drug-monitoring database under a recently amended bill.
Assemblyman Evan Low D-San Jose on Thursday amended AB 2055 which aims to divest the Department of Justice from managing the Controlled Substances Utilization
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Committee Passes Extreme-Heat Study Bill
04/25/2022
A California legislative committee passed a bill that would create an advisory committee within the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to study the effects of extreme heat on workers businesses and the states economy.
The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee on Wednesday voted 6-0 to
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Committee Passes Social Worker Measure; Staffing Firm Bill , Fraud Debriefing Measures Amended
04/20/2022
A California Senate committee passed a bill that would allow the addition of licensed clinical social workers to medical provider networks while measures addressing mandatory coverage for staffing firms and insurance fraud were amended.
The Senate Committee on Labor Public Employment and
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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 to Boost Benefits by Gender Pay Disparity Set for Hearing
04/08/2022
California lawmakers are scheduled to hear testimony on a bill that would require boosting workers compensation benefits by the difference in wages paid to men and women.
Sen. Monique Limn
The Senate Committee on Labor Public Employment and Retirement is holding a hearing on SB 1458
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