Bill > SB335

This bill would make several changes to workers' compensation liability in California: 1. It would reduce the time periods for an employer to reject a claim for certain injuries or illnesses, including hernia, heart trouble, pneumonia, or tuberculosis, sustained by law enforcement or first responders - from 90 days to 45 days for most claims and from 90 days to 30 days for these specified claims. 2. It would increase the amount of medical treatment costs an employer must cover before accepting or rejecting a claim, from $10,000 to $17,000. 3. For claims of unreasonable delay or refusal of payment, either before or after an award, for the specified injuries or illnesses sustained by law enforcement or first responders, the bill would require the full amount of the order, decision, or award to be increased by 10%, with limitations on multiple increases for repeated delays. 4. The bill would apply these provisions to all injuries, regardless of whether they occurred before, on, or after the bill's operative date.

Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Labor and Employment

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB335