PD Rating, Immigration Bills Pass

The California Senate passed a bill that would limit federal immigration activities in state-owned buildings while the Assembly passed a bill proposing criteria that doctors would have to consider when determining impairments caused by breast cancer. The Assembly on Monday voted 75-0 to pass AB 479, by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, D-San Diego. The bill requires doctors to consider the following factors when assessing impairments in occupational breast cancer claims: The presence or absence of the organ. Any loss of function of the upper extremity or extremities, includ...