Assembly Passes SIBTF Bill

The California Assembly passed a bill proposing numerous changes to the processes and requirements relating to the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund. The Assembly on Tuesday voted 48-19 to send AB 1576 to the Senate. The bill represents the latest effort by Assemblymember Liz Ortega, D-San Leandro, to reform the fund that provides additional benefits when a new injury combined with a preexisting condition creates a total disability of at least 70%. AB 1576 would require substantial evidence that the preexisting condition predated the subsequent injury and caused an actual loss of earni...