Retroactivity Stripped From Amended Pro-Athlete Claim Prohibition Bill

A bill that would limit the ability of out-of-state athletes to file workers' compensation claims in California for cumulative traumas and occupational diseases would apply prospectively, under recent amendments. Sen. Laura Richardson, D-Los Angeles, last week amended SB 795 to eliminate proposed language that would make the measure apply to any claim that hadn't been reduced to a final award by May 11. The amended bill would apply to claims filed on or after Sept. 30. Richardson amended the bill on Thursday, one day after the Assembly Insurance Committee postponed a scheduled hearin...