Bill Would Require Employers to Disprove Compensability of Comp Claims

Nevada Democrats, having recently seized the reins of state government, are proposing a more liberal standard for compensability than is used in California, starting with a presumption that a claim arises out of employment. Assembly Majority Whip Michael Sprinkle on Thursday introduced AB 138, which would rewrite state law to assume that claimed occupational conditions are compensable unless the employer proves the injury didn’t arise out of and in the course of employment. The bill would award injured workers a daily penalty if a denied claim is found compensable after a hear...