A half-dozen bills addressing workers’ comp presumptions for public sector employees, temporary disability benefits, and certain death benefits were enrolled in the legislative session’s final days. They are now awaiting action by California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The Governor has until October 14th to sign or veto the measures. Enrolled earlier and still awaiting action is …
The California Legislature is on its annual summer recess, but before legislators left Sacramento for their home districts, they advanced nearly a dozen workers’ comp bills before a key deadline. Under legislative rules, bills had to clear the policy committee of the other house to still be considered this year without a rule waiver. The …
Last year, California Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature teamed up to alter the claims investigation process for public sector presumption claims by shortening the window from 90 to 75 days. Also enacted are new penalties of up to $50,000 for unreasonable delays or denials in these cases, and experts predict all public sector …
The California legislature passed a critical deadline requiring bills to advance out of their houses of origin by June 2nd or be held over until next year. Insiders say a greater percentage of bills cleared that hurdle this year compared to the historical norm. They say it has everything to do with the total control …
A handful of workers’ comp-related bills had already passed out of their houses of origin, but the majority faced a do-or-die deadline last week to clear the Assembly and Senate fiscal committees. The pending workers’ comp bills cleared the fiscal review, while some are advancing in amended form. Moving ahead of the deadline were two …
Bills that would exempt some temporary disability benefits from the 104-week cap on TD benefits and another to amend the medical provider network (MPN) notification and provider listing standards easily cleared the Assembly Insurance Committee. Both measures are pending review by the Assembly Appropriations Committee this morning, as is a separate measure to create an …
A wide-ranging coalition of employers and business representatives is opposing a labor union sponsored proposal to extend a broad array of public sector workplace presumptions to all acute care hospital employees who provide direct patient care. The measure not only extends but expands on an existing presumption for Covid-19 that is slated to expire on …
The Assembly Insurance Committee held its initial policy hearing under the direction of chair Assemblyman Lisa Calderon (D-Whittier) and passed three workers’ comp bills on unanimous votes. The measures affect workers’ comp presumptions, death benefits, and payments of disability benefits. Calderon’s bill, AB 489, cleared the committee on the consent calendar without any testimony or …