After Contentious Legislative Session, Lower-Profile Comp Bills Head to Newsom's Desk

Following a California legislative session that featured several high-profile pieces of potentially impactful workers’ compensation legislation, a relatively modest set of bills is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. And while employer and insurer advocates are likely relieved, injured workers and labor representatives are now hoping Newsom signs into law the legislation that did make it through. “We are grateful that, in the face of unprecedented challenges, the Legislature showed restraint in not requiring additional presumptions and disruptive system changes which ar...