Members of the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation will discuss the procedures for contracting with research organizations to undertake studies of issues relating to California’s comp system during an Oct. 6 meeting.
Commissioners in August criticized the lack of input from injured workers on a Rand Corp. study of the effects of the COVID-19 presumptions created by SB 1159. Although Rand said the presumptions appear to have served the goal of encouraging high-risk workers to seek comp benefits for COVID-19, it said it was ultimately unable to conclude whether...
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