By Kristin Withrow, CSDA Communications Specialist; published in California Special Districts Magazine January/February 2023 The Special District Risk Management Authority is hosting its annual SDRMA Spring Education Day on March 22 at the Hilton Sacramento Arden West. The event...
The 2021-2022 California Legislative Session concluded August 31, leaving Governor Gavin Newsom until the end of September to sign or veto the hundreds of bills that reached his desk in the final weeks of the session. The following measures, actively lobbied or tracked by CSDA, have passed the...
As employers of tens of thousands of Californians, stability and affordability in the workers’ compensation system is of significant importance to CSDA’s member districts. Therefore, CSDA is actively engaged with workers’ compensation legislation. CSDA’s participation in coalitions like the...
Every summer, during the California State Legislature’s annual recess, CSDA compiles a Mid-Year Legislative Report updating members on the status of key legislation. The Legislature reconvenes this week to act on hundreds of pending bills, may of which impact special districts. Download CSDA’s ...
2021 New Laws Series, Part 5: COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Presumptions Under SB 1159 By Debbie Yokota, ARM On September 17, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1159, an urgency measure that took effect immediately and sets forth rebuttable presumption standards to...
Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed two COVID-19 related employment bills into law, SB 1159 (Hill, Daly) – COVID-19 workers compensation presumption and AB 685 (Reyes) – Employer COVID-19 exposure notification requirements . Both bills are briefly summarized below. SB 1159, which takes...
On the final night of the legislative session SB 1159 (Hill) related to COVID-19 workers’ compensation presumption passed both houses of the California State Legislature with bipartisan support. The bill is headed to the Governor’s desk and if signed it will become law immediately. SB 1159 was...
On August 24, SB 1159 (Hill) related to workers’ compensation presumptions due to COVID-19 was amended into what is believed to be its final form. As amended, SB 1159 has four distinct sections as summarized below: Section 1: Requires the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’...
CSDA led efforts to amend the provisions of AB 5 are paying off. Yesterday, coming out of the Senate Appropriations Committee, AB 2257 (Gonzalez) , the bill to make several fixes to last year’s AB 5 related to independent contractors was amended to provide exemptions from the “ABC” test for...
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Gavin Newsom and the State Legislature have been determined to address the issue of employees becoming ill and the role of employers in providing safe work environments and access to care. As the August 31 legislative deadline to pass bills in...
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