Appropriations Committees Pass Comp Bills

California’s projected $12 billion budget did not interfere with the progression of workers’ compensation bills through fiscal committees in both chambers of the Legislature. While state lawmakers cited the deficit to kill off a number of measures Friday, nine comp bills were passed to the floor. Bills lawmakers passed include a measure projected to cost the state at least $100 million a year in higher work comp premiums by creating a presumption that certain injuries are compensable for hospital workers. They also include a handful of bills where estimates are less precise, and ...