SIBTF, Treatment Leave Bills Go to Suspense File

The California Assembly Appropriations Committee placed a hold on bills proposing to overhaul the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund and to allow injured workers to receive medical treatment during the workday. The committee on Wednesday sent AB 1576 and AB 2098 to its suspense file, which serves as a sort of holding place for bills with projected costs of $50,000 to the general fund or at least $150,000 to other funds, such as the Workers' Compensation Administration Revolving Fund. The proposed SIBTF reforms in AB 1576, by Assemblymember Liz Ortega, D-San Leandro, would require: ...