Bill > SB555

This bill proposes to amend California's workers' compensation law by adjusting the calculation of average annual earnings, which is used to determine disability benefits for injured workers. Specifically, for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2027, the bill would require that the minimum and maximum limits for average weekly earnings used in calculating permanent partial disability indemnity be adjusted annually by the cost of living adjustment for federal Social Security benefits. This aims to ensure that these benefit limits keep pace with inflation, providing a more accurate reflection of an injured worker's earning capacity over time, and it also introduces placeholder values for the new minimum and maximum average weekly earnings for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2027, which will be filled in later.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

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