Lawmakers Hearing Salary Continuation, Presumption and UR Bills Wednesday

Committees for both chambers of the California Legislature will hear testimony about workers’ compensation bills addressing salary continuation benefits, utilization review and presumptions during hearings on Wednesday. The Assembly Insurance Committee will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday in room 437 of the Capitol to hear testimony on bills including: AB 346, by Assemblyman Jim Cooper, D-Elk Grove, which would declare that peace officers working for school districts, county education departments and community colleges are entitled to salary continuation benefits under Labor Code Section 48...