Lawmaker Removes Filing Deadline, Prohibited Conditions From Amended SIBTF Bill

A California lawmaker pared back proposed reforms to the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund, removing provisions that would establish filing deadlines and prohibit the consideration of certain conditions in eligibility decisions. Assemblymember Liz Ortega, D-San Leandro, amended AB 1576 on Monday to eliminate a provision that would have required SIBTF claims to be filed within five years from the date of the subsequent compensable injury or one year from the date that the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board determines the level of permanent disability. Ortega also stripped from the ...