California lawmakers passed most workers’ compensation bills that are before them this year ahead of Friday’s deadline to move bills out of the chamber in which they were introduced.
Lawmakers passed bills that would extend COVID-19 presumptions; reduce time for employers to determine liability before a claim is presumed compensable; request studies into the effects of high heat and humidity on workers; change utilization review rules; and address potential cost-shifting in the temporary staffing industry.
One notable exception to the trend is a measure that would ...
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