Amended Bill Would Shorten Determination Period Only for Presumptive Claims

A California lawmaker has dropped a proposal to require employers to make liability determinations within 60 days for most claims and is instead proposing to shorten only the amount of time to accept or deny a first responder’s claim for a presumptive injury. Senate President Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, on Monday amended SB 1127 to eliminate language that would have reduced the time employers have to accept liability on most claims, to 60 days from 90 days. Atkins also eliminated language that would have reduced the time to accept liability on presumptive injury claims to 30 days and rep...