Legislature Sends to Governor Proposed Pay Raise for Fraud Investigators

The California Legislature passed a bill that would increase salaries for Insurance Department fraud investigators. The Senate on Aug. 26 voted 32-7 to pass AB 2872, which had not been amended since the Assembly voted 70-0 to pass it in May. As a result, the bill by Assemblymember Lisa Calderon, D-Whittier, can be sent to the governor. AB 2872 would require salaries for Insurance Department investigators to be equal to salaries for special investigators working for the state Department of Justice. Calderon said in written testimony that Justice Department investigators are paid about 21% mo...