SB 335: Workers’ Compensation Payment Penalties

March 22, 2021 10:47 amMarch 22, 2021 10:59 am

On March 10, 2021, State Senator David Cortese (D-Santa Clara) amended his Senate Bill 335 related to workers’ compensation payment penalties. The bill previously made non-substantive changes to Section 5814. This bill would amend Sections 3212.86, 3212.87, 3212.88, 3761, and...

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...