Committees Pass Medical Treatment Leave, Staffing Agency Bills

A pair of California legislative committees passed bills that would require employers to allow workers to schedule treatment for industrial injuries during the workday, and require staffing agencies to provide proof of workers' compensation as part of a new registration process. The Assembly Insurance Committee on Wednesday passed AB 2098, by Assemblymember Ash Kalra, D-San Jose, which would require employers to provide time off when an injured worker's reasonable effort to schedule treatment outside of work hours is not successful. The bill would allow employers to deny a reques...