Lawmakers Pass Three Comp Bills

California lawmakers voted to send the governor bills that would extend State Compensation Insurance Fund's discretionary investment authority, allow prosecutors to pursue felony or misdemeanor charges in kickback schemes, and clarify that proposed airport firefighter presumptions would apply prospectively. They also amended a bill to specify which Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation workers would be covered by the proposed expansion of a heart trouble presumption. The Assembly on Thursday voted 77-0 to concur with amendments to AB 487 that would remove the Jan. 1, 2027, sunset ...