Benefit Increase Bill on Agenda for Committee Hearing

The California Assembly Insurance Committee is scheduled to hear testimony at its next meeting on a bill that would increase permanent partial disability benefits by 51%. Committee members are also slated to hear bills on Wednesday related to fraud reporting and professional athlete claims for occupational diseases and cumulative traumas. Sen. Anna Caballero, D-Merced, on June 1 amended SB 555 to propose increasing the range of wages used to calculate PPD benefits for injuries on or after Jan. 1, 2027. The bill would raise the minimum average weekly earnings to $363 from $240, while the maxi...