Labor.
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Majority
Fiscal committee
No
Appropriation
No
Current location
Chaptered
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Overview
This bill makes changes to California labor laws primarily related to worker disability benefits, public employee retirement contributions, and worker safety regulations. It expands the definition of ‘employee’ to include career executive assignments, requires specific claim filing procedures for those employees, and appropriates funds to the Public Employees’ Retirement Fund to address unfunded liabilities. Additionally, it adjusts assessments for worker’s compensation fraud and occupational safety and health, and applies specific lead standards to construction work on the Golden Gate Bridge.
Key provisions
- Expands the definition of ‘employee’ to include state officers and employees in career executive assignments for disability benefit purposes.
- Requires employees in career executive assignments to file disability benefit claims within 41 days of the provision’s effective date.
- Appropriates $584 million from the General Fund to the Public Employees’ Retirement Fund to address pension liabilities.
- Apportionment of the $584 million appropriation to specific state employee member categories.
- Makes technical changes to worker’s compensation fraud assessment provisions.
- Exempts regulations related to assessment collection from the Administrative Procedure Act.
- Applies lead safety standards to construction work on the Golden Gate Bridge for the Suspension Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project awarded between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025.
- Provides that funds allocated for In-Home Supportive Services providers in the Budget Act of 2025 are available under specified conditions.
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Primary sponsor
Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review
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