Policy committees in the California Senate passed a bill that would extend COVID-19 presumptions for two years. The Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement on Wednesday voted to pass A.B. 1751, would extend presumptions of compensability for COVID-19…
California’s top state court has agreed to decide whether employers can be held liable under state law when their workers contract COVID-19 on the job and spread it to their relatives. The California Supreme Court on Wednesday granted a request…
California employers would be required under a recently amended bill to make available the services of a licensed clinical social worker when it is reasonably required to cure or relieve a worker from the effects of an injury. S.B. 1002…
Thirty-five percent of workplace injuries occur during a worker’s first year on the job, regardless of age or experience, according to a report released Monday by Travelers Cos. Inc. The Hartford, Connecticut-based insurer analyzed more than 1.5 million workers compensation…
People who get hurt because of a doctor’s negligence in California could soon get a lot more money in malpractice lawsuits under an agreement reached Wednesday that – if approved by the state Legislature – would avoid a costly fight…
While the majority of workers compensation claims for COVID-19 during the first year of the pandemic involved a mild infection and no hospitalization, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California reports that coronavirus claims with medical payments were more…
A bill was introduced in the California state Senate on Wednesday that would reduce the 90-day time period to rebut injury claims to 60 days for all injuries and employees. For members of law enforcement and first responders, the time…
A bill was introduced in the California state Senate on Monday that would expand the meaning of medical treatment for workers compensation benefits to include the services of a licensed clinical social worker. The existing law requires a referral from…
The California Senate on Monday passed a bill that would create a presumption that certain conditions and injuries are compensable for hospital workers. The Senate voted 21-9 to pass S.B. 213, which would create a presumption that certain cancers, musculoskeletal…
California’s presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for workers compensation under certain circumstances would be extended by two years under a bill introduced Tuesday. A.B. 1751 would extend until Jan. 1, 2025, the COVID-19 presumption scheduled to sunset at the start…