Committee Passes SIBTF Reform Bill

A policy committee in the California Senate passed a bill proposing Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund reforms that differ from changes proposed by the governor. The Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee voted 4-1 on Wednesday to pass AB 1576, by Assemblymember Liz Ortega, D-San Leandro. The bill now goes to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Under Ortega's bill, injured workers would need substantial evidence of a preexisting disability that predates a second injury and caused a loss of earnings or interfered with activities of work or daily life to qualify...