CWCI: Data Doesn't Support Presumption for Hospital Workers

Injuries that would be presumed compensable for hospital workers under a bill pending in the Assembly occur at similar rates — and are denied at similar rates — as those for the general workforce, according to a new report by the California Workers' Compensation Institute. "The claim denial rates for the injuries and illnesses that would be covered by SB 632 are nearly identical for hospital employees and the general workforce, and there is a lack of data to support that hospitals are a more hazardous place of employment, so the policy justification for the creation of a ...