Sen. Jerry Hill – California Globe

Workers’ Compensation in the Time of COVID-19

September 20, 2020 8:02 amSeptember 20, 2020 8:12 am

On September 17, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1159 , by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo), into law as Chapter 85. Under the new law, employers face stricter requirements to report workplace Covid-19 cases to health authorities, and employees...

CA Bill to Allow Employees Sick with COVID-19 to File Workers’ Comp Claims Against Employers

April 27, 2020 5:55 pmApril 28, 2020 10:23 am

A gut-and-amend bill has been introduced to allow employees who were sick with coronavirus to file workers’ compensation claims agains their employers, claiming the illness is a workplace injury, and the employers’ fault. However, Gov. Gavin Newsom is also considering...

Job Killers: Business Tax Increases Pending Passage by CA Legislature

June 11, 2019 7:40 amJune 11, 2019 7:48 am

Chris Micheli posted a list of pending tax legislation of particular interest to the California business community. These bills are continuing through the legislative process, awaiting passage. Some of these bills are on the Cal Chamber Job Killer list. “These...