Committee Passes TD Expansion, Ag Worker Protection Bills

Members of a California Senate committee passed bills that would in some instances make temporary disability benefits available after an injury becomes permanent and stationary and create a presumption that heat-related injuries are compensable for agricultural workers under certain circumstances. The Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee on Wednesday voted 4-1 to pass: SB 1205, by Sen. John Laird, D-Santa Cruz, which would prohibit employers from retaliating against those who get treatment for compensable injuries when they would normally be working and would authorize ...