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Committees Pass COVID Presumption , Fraud Investigation Bills
07/01/2022
created a presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for specified first responders who test positive for the disease within 14 days of going to work. The bill also created a presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for others who test positive within 14 days of going to a workplace experiencing an outbreak
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Committee Passes Bill Reducing Investigation Period for Presumptive Claims
06/23/2022
testimony on SB 213 by Cortese but with no one making a motion to pass the measure the group could not vote on the bill and it failed.
The bill would create a presumption that musculoskeletal injuries post-traumatic stress disorder and infectious diseases are compensable for hospital workers
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Assembly Insurance Committee Hearing Comp Bills Wednesday
06/21/2022
SB 213 by Sen. Dave Cortese D-San Jose which would create a presumption that certain conditions are compensable for hospital workers providing direct patient care.
The bill would create presumptions for conditions including musculoskeletal injuries post-traumatic stress disorder and infectious
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Report: San Diego Cops Claim Religious Exemption to COVID Test
06/17/2022
according to the report. Meanwhile the unvaccinated employees are not taking tests and remain on the job.
California lawmakers are considering extending until 2025 the presumption that police firefighters and other first responders contracted COVID-19 through employment if they test positive for the
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COPD Dropped From Hospital Worker Presumption Bill
05/09/2022
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease would not be one of the conditions presumed compensable for California hospital workers under a recently amended bill.
SB 213 by Sen. Dave Cortese D-San Jose would create a presumption that certain conditions arose out of employment for hospital workers
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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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Committees OK Extending COVID Measures, Closing Staffing 'Loophole'
03/31/2022
in the workplace.
Members of the Assembly Insurance Committee passed a bill that would extend until 2025 COVID-19 presumptions that were scheduled to sunset at the start of 2023. The Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment passed a bill that would similarly extend by two years the requirement
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Assembly Committees Hear Comp Bills Wednesday
03/28/2022
including new hires and independent contractors are vaccinated. The measure would create a penalty for employers that fail to comply but as currently written the bill does not specify the amount of the fine.
Legislation that would extend the COVID-19 presumption is on the agenda for the Assembly
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Committee Passes Bill to Expedite Liability Decisions, Penalize Unreasonable Denials
03/23/2022
Labor Public Employment and Retirement on Monday voted 4-1 to pass SB 1127 by Senate President Toni Atkins D-San Diego.
Proponents said the bill would ensure fair and judicious administration of certain claims particularly those filed by first responders. Opponents said the tighter time frame to
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Rand Finds Mixed Results in Assessment of COVID Presumption Legislation
03/09/2022
from the workers compensation system promoting broad coverage of workers and health conditions.
Senate Bill 1159 created a presumption that COVID-19 was compensable for police firefighters and health care workers who tested positive for the disease within 14 days of going to work.
The bill
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