Bill Would Reduce Time to Accept Claim, Increase Medical Liability to $17,000

California employers would have to make decisions on whether to accept workers’ compensation claims more quickly under a recently amended bill, and injured workers would be able to receive more medical treatment while they wait. Sen. Dave Cortese, D-San Jose, on Wednesday amended Senate Bill 335, which proposed no substantive changes to the comp system when it was introduced in February. The bill would amend Labor Code Section 5402, which creates a presumption that a claim is compensable if it hasn’t been rejected within 90 days. That presumption can be rebutted only by evid...