Bill Would Eliminate 2023 Sunset to Pay Benefits by Debit Card

California workers’ compensation carriers could continue paying benefits by debit card past 2023, under legislation introduced in the state Assembly. Assemblywoman Lisa Calderon, D-Whittier, on Tuesday introduced AB 2148, which would eliminate sunsetting language from a 2018 measure authorizing the use of prepaid benefit cards. Former Gov. Jerry Brown in 2018 enacted SB 880, allowing employers, with the written consent of an injured worker, to deposit indemnity payments on a prepaid card account. The bill required employers to provide aggregate data on their prepaid account p...