Bill Resurfaces to Extend Workers' Comp Benefits

A bill that would provide paid leave of absence to police, firefighters and other public-safety officials working for the city and county of San Francisco has advanced in the state Legislature.House Bill 586 by Assembly member Fiona Ma, D-San Francisco, was referred Tuesday to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations after it was amended to focus the language on leaves of absence for up to a year for public safety workers who are injured or become ill in the course of their duties.San Francisco public-safety workers are specifically excluded from California's Labor Code Section 4850, which...