Social Worker MPN, State Firefighter Salary Continuation Bills Pass as Session Ends

California lawmakers concluded their 2022 legislative session by passing bills that would allow social workers to be listed in medical provider networks, and give some state firefighters full-pay salary continuation benefits in lieu of temporary disability. The bills that passed Wednesday, the final day of the session, will join other measures lawmakers have recently sent Gov. Gavin Newsom that would maintain the COVID-19 presumption for another year, cut two weeks from the time employers have to determine liability on certain presumptive injury claims, and cover more first responders with a ...