Farmworkers: benefits.
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No
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No
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Overview
This bill creates a legal presumption that a heat-related injury suffered by a farmworker within a specific timeframe after working outdoors at a non-compliant agricultural employer arose out of and in the course of their employment. It establishes a fund to cover administrative costs associated with this presumption and prohibits the appeals board’s determination from affecting investigations or being used in other proceedings. The bill also aims to improve worker safety by requiring employers to comply with heat illness prevention standards.
Key provisions
- Creates a disputable presumption for heat-related injuries within a specified timeframe for farmworkers at non-compliant agricultural employers.
- Requires the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board to find in favor of the employee if the employer fails to rebut the presumption.
- Establishes the Farmworker Climate Change Heat Injury and Death Fund with a one-time transfer of $5 million to cover administrative costs.
- Prohibits the appeals board’s determination from affecting Cal-OSHA investigations or being admissible in other proceedings.
- Specifies that compensation for heat-related injuries includes medical treatment and disability.
- Requires employers to comply with heat illness prevention standards.
- Updates the Workers’ Compensation Administration Revolving Fund to include funding for the new presumption.
- Creates a new section (3212.81) specifically addressing heat-related injuries in the agricultural industry.
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