Committee OKs First Responder Subrogation Bill

The California Senate labor policy committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would require certain first responders to receive at least two-thirds of the amount an employer recovers from a third party on a subrogation claim. The Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement passed Senate Bill 487, by Sen. Tim Grayson, D-Concord, which would require that police officers and firefighters receive no less than two-thirds of a responsible third-party defendant’s liability insurance policy if the employee establishes damages exceeding the net amount recoverable after satisfyin...