A bill opposed by the insurance industry that would require carriers to provide employers and third parties with complete claim file information about injured workers died in the Senate last week, the Association of California Insurance Companies reported Monday.Senate Bill 1005 by Dean Florez, D-Schafter, did not meet the Jan. 31 constitutional deadline to win approval by its house of origin if introduced in the prior year. Florez introduced SB 1005 on Feb. 23, 2007, but the bill was never heard by the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee. His bill sought to clarify Labor Code Sect...
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