Legislature Quiet on Comp in 2017 Session

Expectations for California's 2017 legislative session for the most part held true: Although there was some debate on bills addressing utilization review and victims of workplace terrorist attacks, it was generally a quiet session for workers’ compensation. California lawmakers passed a bill that would prohibit apportioning permanent disability to pregnancy and childbirth. They passed a measure that would require employers to provide nurse case managers to victims of a terrorist attack. And they passed bills to clean up legislation passed in 2016 targeting providers accused of defra...