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Bill Text - AB-511 Workers’ compensation.
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AB-511 Workers’ compensation.(2015-2016)
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An act to amend Section 3212.1 of, and to repeal and add Sections 3212, 3212.5, 3212.6, 3212.85, and 3212.9 of, the Labor Code, relating to workers’ compensation.
AB 511, as amended, Gipson. Workers’ compensation.
Existing law establishes a workers’ compensation system to compensate an employee for injuries arising out of, and in the course of, his or her employment. Existing law designates illnesses and conditions that constitute a compensable injury for various employees, such as California Highway Patrol members, firefighters, and certain peace officers. These injuries include, but are not limited to, hernia, pneumonia, heart trouble, cancer, meningitis, and exposure to a biochemical substance when the illness or condition develops or manifests itself during a period when the officer or employee is in service of his or her employer, as specified.
This bill would expand the coverage of the above provisions relating to compensable injury, to include other, full-time peace officers described pursuant to specified provisions of law. The bill would also expand the coverage of these provisions to include, upon the approval of an ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of the contracting public agency, or the adoption of language to this effect in a city or county charter, or pursuant to the terms and conditions of employment set forth in a collective bargaining agreement, include a custody assistant, correctional officer, security officer, or security assistant employed by a public agency, or a peace officer other than a peace officer to whom these provisions already apply. The bill would also make technical and clarifying changes.
(1) With respect to the following members, a hernia, when any part of the hernia develops or manifests itself during a period while the member is in the service of the office, staff, division, department, or unit:
(A) Members of a sheriff’s office or the California Highway Patrol, district attorney’s staff of inspectors and investigators, or police or fire departments of cities, counties, cities and counties, districts, or other public or municipal corporations or political subdivisions, whether those members are volunteers, or are partly paid or fully paid.
(F) Upon the approval of an ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of the contracting public agency, or the adoption of language to this effect in a city or county charter, or pursuant to the terms and conditions of employment set forth in a collective bargaining agreement, a A custody assistant, correctional officer, security officer, or security assistant employed by a public agency, or a peace officer other than a peace officer described in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.
(E) Upon the approval of an ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of the contracting public agency, or the adoption of language to this effect in a city or county charter, or pursuant to the terms and conditions of employment set forth in a collective bargaining agreement, a A custody assistant, correctional officer, security officer, or security assistant employed by a public agency, or a peace officer other than a peace officer described in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.
(1) Active firefighting members, whether those members are volunteers, or are partly paid or fully paid, of all of the following fire departments:
(4) Part-time peace officers, as defined in Section 830.1, subdivision (a) of Section 830.2, and subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 830.37, of the Penal Code, who are primarily engaged in active law enforcement activities, and full-time peace officers described in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.
(6) Upon the approval of an ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of the contracting public agency, or the adoption of language to this effect in a city or county charter, or pursuant to the terms and conditions of employment set forth in a collective bargaining agreement, a A custody assistant, correctional officer, security officer, or security assistant employed by a public agency, or a peace officer other than a peace officer described in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.
(a) The term “injury” as used in this division includes heart trouble and pneumonia that develops or manifests itself during a period while a person described in this subdivision is in the service of the agency, department, or office as described in this subdivision, and the compensation that is awarded for heart trouble or pneumonia as described in this section shall include full hospital, surgical, medical treatment, disability indemnity, and death benefits as provided by the provisions of this division for the following persons when those persons are employed upon a regular, full-time salary:
(1) A peace officer described in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code who is employed on a regular, full-time salary.
(3) Upon the approval of an ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of the contracting public agency, or the adoption of language to this effect in a city or county charter, or pursuant to the terms and conditions of employment set forth in a collective bargaining agreement, a A custody assistant, correctional officer, security officer, or security assistant employed by a public agency, or a peace officer other than a peace officer described in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.
(b) The heart trouble or pneumonia so developing or manifesting itself shall be presumed to arise out of and in the course of the employment; provided, however, that the person shall have served five years or more in that capacity before the presumption shall arise as to the compensability of heart trouble so developing or manifesting itself. This presumption is disputable and may be controverted by other evidence, but, unless so controverted, the appeals board is bound to find in accordance with it. This presumption shall be extended to a person following termination of service for a period of three calendar months for each full year of the requisite service, not to exceed 60 months in any circumstance, commencing with the last date actually worked in the specified capacity.
(a) (1) The term “injury” includes tuberculosis that develops or manifests itself during a period while a person described in this paragraph is in the service of the agency, department, or office as described in this paragraph and the compensation that is awarded for the tuberculosis shall include full hospital, surgical, medical treatment, disability indemnity, and death benefits as provided by the provisions of this division for the following persons:
(A) A peace officer described in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code if that person is employed upon a regular, full-time salary.
(B) An inspector or investigator in a district attorney’s office of a county who is employed on a regular, full-time salary.
(C) A prison or jail guard or correctional officer who is employed by a public agency if that person is employed upon a regular, full-time salary.
(D) Upon the approval of an ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of the contracting public agency, or the adoption of language to this effect in a city or county charter, or pursuant to the terms and conditions of employment set forth in a collective bargaining agreement, a A custody assistant, correctional officer, security officer, or security assistant employed by a public agency, or a peace officer other than a peace officer described in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, if that person is employed upon a regular, full-time salary.
(E) A member of a fire department of any city, county, or district, or other public or municipal corporations or political subdivisions, if that person is employed on a regular, fully paid basis.
(F) An active firefighting member of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection whose duties require firefighting and first aid response services, or of a county forestry or firefighting department or unit, if that person is employed on a regular, fully paid basis.
(a) The term “injury,” as used in this division, includes illness or resulting death due to exposure to a biochemical substance that develops or occurs during a period in which a person described in this subdivision is in the service of the agency, department, or unit as described in this subdivision:
(1) A part-time peace officer described in Sections 830.1 to 830.5, inclusive, of, or a full-time peace officer described in, Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.
(a) The term “injury” includes meningitis that develops or manifests itself when one of the following persons is in the service of the agency, department, or unit as described in this subdivision and the compensation that is awarded for meningitis shall include full hospital, surgical, medical treatment, disability indemnity, and death benefits as provided by this division:
(2) An inspector or investigator in a district attorney’s office of a county whose principal duties consist of active law enforcement service and who is employed on a regular, full-time salary.
(4) Upon the approval of an ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of the contracting public agency, or the adoption of language to this effect in a city or county charter, or pursuant to the terms and conditions of employment set forth in a collective bargaining agreement, a A custody assistant, correctional officer, security officer, or security assistant employed by a public agency, or a peace officer other than a peace officer described in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code who is employed on a regular, full-time salary.