Senate Passes Amended Bill to Provide TD for Medical Treatment

The California Senate passed a bill requiring temporary disability benefits for those who miss work to receive medical treatment after an occupational injury becomes permanent and stationary. The Senate on Wednesday voted 29-8 to pass SB 1205, by Sen. John Laird D-Santa Cruz, which would require employers to provide temporary disability benefits in addition to transportation, meals and lodging incidental to medical treatment. Those who have returned to work would be entitled to one day of TD benefits for each day of lost wages or a percentage of one day of TD benefits representative of ...