Senate Passes Omnibus Bill; PTSD Presumption Goes to Inactive File

The California Senate passed an omnibus bill that would revise provisions relating to notice requirements needed to cancel a workers’ compensation policy and extend State Compensation Insurance Fund’s authorization to invest in corporate stocks and mortgage-related instruments. Also on Monday, the Assembly sent to its inactive file a bill that would expand a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable for some firefighters. The Senate voted 39-0 to pass AB 1511, a multifaceted bill by the Assembly Insurance Committee that, among other things, would amend I...