Senator Removes Age, Genetic Characteristics from Apportionment Discrimination Bill

A California lawmaker las week amended a bill to eliminate language that would have prohibited apportioning permanent disability to non-industrial causes based on a worker’s age or genetic characteristics. Sen. Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, on Thursday amended SB 788, which would prohibit consideration of certain factors when apportioning PD and make legislative findings about the need to eliminate bias and discrimination in California’s workers’ compensation system. When introduced in February, the bill included a statement that the measure “will ensure that risk f...