The Assembly Appropriations Committee passed a bill that would presume heart trouble is compensable for workers at California state hospitals and is projected to have minor and absorbable costs.
At the same time, the committee sent to its suspense file bills addressing medical-legal reports, the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund and overlapping statutes criminalizing insurance fraud, along with a measure that would create a presumption that heat-related injuries are compensable for agricultural workers.
The committee did not hear testimony on any of the comp measures it acted on during...
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