Comp Bills Hang in Balance as Session Nears End

Measures that would limit the ability of athletes to file workers’ compensation claims in California and give dependents more time to file death claims when a public safety officer dies of certain diseases are among the handful of workers’ compensation bills awaiting action in the final two weeks of the 2013 legislative session.Bills in the Senate include AB 1373, addressing safety officer death benefits; AB 1309, imposing restrictions on athletes’ work comp claims, and AB 454, which would require indemnity benefits to be calculated for workers on prevailing wage projects at ...