This month I’ve been looking at 2019 California workers’ comp bills that became law, as well as some that failed to secure legislative passage or were vetoed. But as they say in infomercials: wait, there’s more. There are a number of other notable measures that that will affect workers in California. Here is a list
Governor Newsom signed SB 537 (Hill) into law on October 8, 2019. This legislation sailed through the California Senate and Assembly with no dissenting votes, although there was clearly hard bargaining regarding the terms of the bill. Several late amendments which changed the bill’s scope. What does SB 537 do, and why should you care
Governor Newsom has vetoed his first workers’ comp bill, AB 346 (Cooper). AB 346 would have expanded fully paid leaves of absence due to occupational injury to police officers employed by a school district, community college or county office of education. They would have been eligible for up to a year of Labor Code 4850
Governor Newsom has now signed SB 542, a bill which creates a rebuttable presumption that firefighters and certain peace officers diagnosed with PTSD have incurred an industrial injury. The billed sailed through the California legislature, receiving a 33-3 vote in the California Senate and then a September 10 77-0 vote in the California Assembly. Opposition
Many people are counting the days. To the next election. To the December holidays. To vacations. To retirement. But in California workers’ comp we often count days for other things. For things like QME requests. And for UR validity. The Labor Code and California regulations require utilization review to be undertaken within certain timeframes. For