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Firefighter Benefit, PTSD Expansion Passes; MLFS Bill on Hold
08/30/2021
compensable.
An analysis prepared for the Assembly Appropriations Committee projects the bill could increase work comp costs for the covered agencies by several hundreds of thousands of dollars. Theres also a possibility that the state would have to reimburse costs of 5 million to 10 million if the
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App-Based Companies Say They'll Appeal Ruling That Prop. 22 Is Unconstitutional
08/24/2021
remains in effect including all of the protections and benefits it provides independent workers across the state.
The proposition was drafted in response to Assembly Bill 5 which lawmakers passed in 2019. AB 5 requires California employers to treat most workers as employees though the Legislature
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Assembly Committee Sends to Suspense File Bill That Would Expand PTSD Presumption
08/20/2021
The California Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday moved to its suspense file a bill that would expand the presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is a compensable injury for certain first responders giving lawmakers more time to assess the fiscal implications before the session
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Hearing Scheduled for Bill to Expand PTSD Presumption
08/13/2021
committee voted 5-2 to pass the bill in May.
The Senate voted 37-1 to pass the bill June 2.
The Assembly Appropriations Committee hearing starts after adjournment of the floor session on Aug. 19 and will be held in Room 4202 of the state Capitol.
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Committee Unanimously Passes Presumption, Salary Continuation Measures
06/23/2021
committee voted 5-0 to pass the bill.
Committee members also voted 5-0 to pass AB 872 by Assemblyman Jim Wood D-Santa Rosa.
AB 872 would allow rank-and-file and supervisory firefighters employed by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to receive up to one year of salary continuation
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Committees Pass Comp Bills Ahead of Deadline; Assembly OKs New Skin Cancer Presumption
05/24/2021
Thursday voted 76-0 to approve Assembly Bill 334 by Assemblyman Kevin Mullin D-South San Francisco which would extend a rebuttable skin cancer presumption to peace officers with the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Parks and Recreation.
The presumption would cover the specified
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DAs File Injunction in Lawsuit Against Company for Allegedly Misclassifying Workers
05/19/2021
workers in California who offer labor and handyman services according to the lawsuit.
California lawmakers in 2019 passed Assembly Bill 5 which states that workers are presumed to be employees and that the burden is on companies to justify classifying them as independent contractors.
Since then
Category: News
District Attorneys Sue Employer for Allegedly Misclassifying Workers
03/19/2021
by shifting the costs of their legal responsibilities onto our states taxpayers Boudin said in a statement.
Handy which is based in New York has tens of thousands of workers offering labor and handyman services in California according to the news release.
Lawmakers passed Assembly Bill
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Bill Would Revise State Fund Investment Rules
03/12/2021
language that would allow State Fund to make discretionary investments in properties and securities and in money market mutual funds through 2027.
Other provisions in the bill that were not changed with Wednesdays amendments would allow State Fund to exceed investment limits the lesser of 5 of the
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Even WCAB Judges Say They're Having a Hard Time Keeping Up With Comp Laws
01/14/2021
In July of last year Workers Compensation Appeals Board Judges Robert Rassp and Eric Ledger guessed that California would soon add at least 1 million employees to payrolls across the state thanks to the passage of Assembly Bill 5.
I said definitely a million more Rassp said.
After
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