Senate Comp Bills Get First Committee Referral

Bills that would require cost-of-living adjustments for permanent partial disability benefits and periodic updates to the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule, along with measures proposing a presumption for hospital workers and fraud reporting requirements were referred to the California Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement. Bills referred to the committee include SB 555, by Sen. Anna Caballero, D-Fresno, which would require annual cost-of-living increases for the amount of weekly earnings used to calculate permanent partial disability benefits. Currently, benefits are calculate...