Senate Budget Bill Ties Part of DWC Funding to Governor's SIBTF Reform

The California Senate is proposing to condition a small portion of the Division of Workers' Compensation's budget on the enactment of Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed reforms to the state's second injury fund. The budget maneuver could signal that the administration is committed to pushing controversial budget language forward and that the dispute could carry on past the June budget deadline into the end of the legislative session. Newsom's administration earlier this year proposed tightening eligibility standards for the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund after mor...