Lawmaker Amends Medical Leave Discrimination Bill

Firing or threatening to fire an injured worker for getting treatment during the workday would be expressly added to the list of conduct prohibited by California Labor Code Section 132a, under a recently amended bill. Assemblymember Ash Kalra, D-San Jose, earlier in March amended AB 2098 to bring back language from a failed 2024 measure that would have made denying an injured worker's request to receive treatment during working hours a form of discrimination.  Kalra on Friday amended the bill to propose adding a new Labor Code Section 4600.03 that would require injured workers ...