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Senate Passes COVID-19, PTSD Presumption Measures
08/31/2022
The California Senate passed bills that would extend COVID-19 presumptions for another year and expand the list of first responders eligible for a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is work-related.
The Senate on Monday voted 39-0 to send the PTSD presumption measure SB 284 to
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Amended Bill Would Give CalFire Firefighters Full-Pay TD
08/30/2022
extending salary continuation benefits should be addressed through the collective bargaining process.
On Friday the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review and the Assembly Committee on Budget amended bills to codify the agreement the state entered with California Professional Firefighters Local
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CIGA Bonding Simplification, High Heat Study Bills Heading to Governor
08/29/2022
California lawmakers voted to send the governor bills creating a panel to study the economic and occupational impacts of high heat and simplify the procedure for the states backstop against insolvent insurers to request bonds to pay for claims.
The Assembly on Thursday unanimously concurred in
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UR Study, Anti-Fraud Bills Heading to Governor
08/26/2022
made to AB 1681 clarifying conditions under which the representatives from the Department of Insurance can meet with prosecutors carriers and self-insured employers to discuss potential fraud.
Both bills will now head to the governors desk.
Also on Wednesday the Senate voted 33-1 to pass AB
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Measure to Add Protection for Cannabis Use to FEHA Up for Final Vote in Senate
08/25/2022
remains untouched.
The idea of creating employment protections for cannabis users has been around for more than a decade.
Mark Leno introduced bills to protect medical cannabis users in 2008 when he was a member of the Assembly and again in 2011 when he was in the Senate.
The 2008 measure AB
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Assembly Passes Bills Addressing Contractor Coverage, Fraud Investigations
08/22/2022
The California Assembly unanimously passed bills that would require certain contractors to carry workers compensation coverage regardless of the number of people they employ and to mandate that brokers undergo training on how to identify and report suspected fraud.
The Assembly voted 70-0 on
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Committees Pass Bills to Expand COVID Presumption, Narrow Liability Investigation Window
08/15/2022
California legislative committees passed bills that would reduce the time employers have to accept liability on some workers compensation claims and extend for another two years COVID-19 presumptions.
Friday was the deadline for fiscal committees in both chambers of the Legislature to pass
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Assembly Passes Social Worker MPN, Pest Control Coverage Bills
08/15/2022
The California Assembly unanimously passed bills that would require that injured workers have access to the services of licensed clinical social workers and mandate that pest control contractors show proof of comp coverage to maintain their registration.
The full Assembly on Thursday voted 76-0
Category: News
Bill to Index Med-Legal Fee Schedule for Inflation Added to Fiscal Committee Agenda
08/08/2022
Fiscal committees in both chambers of the California Legislature will hold hearings on a handful of workers compensation bills Wednesday and Thursday including a measure last heard in 2021 that would require indexing the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule for inflation.
The Assembly Appropriations
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Committee Passes Pest Control Coverage, Social Worker Bills
08/05/2022
The California Assembly Appropriations Committee passed a bill that would require pest control contractors to provide proof of workers compensatio
Category: News
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