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AB 1576 (Ortega, D-Hayward)

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AB 1576 (Ortega, D-Hayward) Details

Placed on the Assembly Appropriations Committee suspense file on May 6. The suspense file will be taken up on May 14.

AB 1576 would revise California’s workers’ compensation system for subsequent injuries by updating eligibility, filing deadlines, and benefit calculations under the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund, which provides additional compensation to workers with combined disabilities. It would also require administrative changes, including the creation of a medical evaluator database, and restructure how these claims are...

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