Newsom Signs Contractor, PTSD Bills; Vetoes Presumptions, TD Extension for Treatment Disputes

California Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted bills that will expand and extend the existing post-traumatic stress disorder presumption and require contractors to include the classification codes they used to secure work comp coverage when applying for a license. At the same time, the governor vetoed a bill that would have excluded time spent resolving medical treatment disputes from the aggregate cap on temporary disability benefits. He also vetoed proposed presumptions for nurses, state game wardens and park rangers, and boating safety officers in San Diego. Newsom on Sunday signed SB 623, by S...