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Bill Would Kill Yet-to-Launch Coverage Requirement for Contractors
02/23/2024
California contractors who dont have employees would not be required to have workers compensation coverage to receive a state license under a bill authored by the same senator who penned a 2022 measure requiring proof of coverage for most contractors starting in 2026.
Senate Bill 1071 by
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Single-Payer Proposal Back in Legislature, Would Defer Comp Question to Board
02/09/2024
A California lawmaker introduced a bill to create a single-payer health care system and once again the proposal would task an advisory board with figuring out how to handle occupational illnesses and injuries.
AB 2200 introduced by Assemblymember Ash Kalra D-San Jose would create the
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Bill Would Require Notices About Workers' Rights to Consult Comp Attorney
01/24/2024
Notices that California employers are required to post in a conspicuous location frequented by employees would be required to reference the right to consult an attorney under a new bill.
Assemblymember Liz Ortega D-Hayward on Monday introduced AB 1870 which proposes to update the poster
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Governor's Budget Includes Funding for 8 New Judges
01/12/2024
bill.
The full budget is available here.
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Carryover PTSD Presumption Bill Amended
01/05/2024
A bill to create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable for emergency medical technicians in California was amended to revise dates because the measure was carried over from the 2023 session.
Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez D-Pomona amended Assembly Bill 597
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Gideon Baum Named CWCI COO
01/03/2024
. Before that he was staff director for the Senate Committee on Labor Public Employment and Retirement.
Baum was a consultant with the Senate for nearly 15 years where he drafted analyses of work comp bills including Senate Bill 863.
CWCI said Buam will manage its day-to-day operations and
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WCRI: State's Medical Payment Per Claim Mostly Stable Since 2016
10/25/2023
Benchmarks comparing medical payments from 2016 to 2021 among 17 states including California.
WCRI reported that California has implemented several policy changes in recent years. The drug formulary required by Assembly Bill 1124 became effective Jan. 1 2018. Two fraud-fighting measures AB 1244 and
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CWCI Bulletin IDs Bills of Interest Enacted in 2023
10/17/2023
including work comp insurance.
AB 1228 increasing to 20 an hour the minimum wage for fast food workers at chains with more than 60 locations nationwide starting in April 2024. The bill also creates a council to oversee future wage mandates and workplace regulations for the fast food industry.
SB
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Newsom Signs Contractor, PTSD Bills; Vetoes Presumptions, TD Extension for Treatment Disputes
10/11/2023
time the governor vetoed a bill that would have excluded time spent resolving medical treatment disputes from the aggregate cap on temporary disability benefits. He also vetoed proposed presumptions for nurses state game wardens and park rangers and boating safety officers in San Diego.
Newsom on
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DaisyBill: Folsom Address on IBR Request Forms Doesn't Accept Mail
09/15/2023
Providers need to send requests for independent bill review to an address on the California Division of Workers Compensation website and not the address on the IBR request form according to a blog post by e-billing provider daisyBill.
At the same time DaisyBill noted that the IBR filing fee
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