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Committee OKs Expanded PTSD Presumption , Apportionment Restrictions
06/28/2021
The California Assembly Insurance Committee unanimously approved a bill that would expand a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is an occupational condition for specific public sector workers despite objections that proponents havent demonstrated the need for the initial presumption
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Presumption Cases Aren't Always Guaranteed Wins for Applicants' Attorneys, Experts Say
06/25/2021
both employers and workers he said.
Government looked at how to do this easier and saw a mechanism that we had Dugan said. That's the presumption. The concept of presumption came out of necessity.
Last September Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1159 into law which created a COVID-19
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Committee Unanimously Passes Presumption , Salary Continuation Measures
06/23/2021
The Senate Labor Public Employment and Retirement Committee unanimously passed measures that would allow California state firefighters to receive salary continuation benefits in lieu of temporary disability and create a presumption that skin cancer is compensable for the states park rangers and
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State Lawmakers Reject Presumption Expansion for Hospital Workers
06/07/2021
pass the bill a simple majority in the upper chamber being 21 with 10 senators not voting.
SB 213 would have created a presumption of compensability for hospital workers with infectious diseases including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infections tuberculosis and meningitis
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Lawmakers Approve Bill That Would Expand Rebuttable PTSD Presumption
06/04/2021
voted 37-1 to pass Senate Bill 284 by Sen. Henry Stern D-Canoga Park which would expand the PTSD presumption to include firefighting staff and peace officers who arent covered under Senate Bill 542 which became law in 2019.
SB 284 also would extend coverage to public safety dispatchers and
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Lawmakers Pass Bills to Shorten Investigation Period, Mandate MLFS Updates
06/03/2021
The California Senate passed a bill that would cut in half the amount of time employers have to accept a claim and it would increase the cap on medical treatment that must be authorized while liability is pending.
At the same time the Assembly passed a bill that would require the Division of
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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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MPN Study, MLFS, Cancer Presumption on Deck for Appropriations Committee Hearing
05/10/2021
The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Wednesday will review the fiscal implications of bills that would require a study of medical provider network issues in California require regular updates to the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule and create a presumption that skin cancer is compensable for park
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Insurance Committee Approves Bill to Extend Skin Cancer Presumption to Parks and Wildlife Officers
04/30/2021
The California state Assembly Insurance Committee on Thursday unanimously approved a bill that would grant a skin cancer presumption to game wardens and state parks workers with law enforcement responsibilities.
Assembly Bill 334 by Assemblyman Kevin Mullin D-South San Francisco would create
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Hearing on Statewide MPN Bill Scheduled for Thursday
04/26/2021
-San Mateo would extend to certain active employees for the Department of Fish and Wildlife and Department of Parks and Recreation the presumption that skin cancer is compensable.
AB 872 by Assemblyman Jim Wood D-Santa Rosa would give rank-and-file and supervisory firefighters employed by the
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