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Committee advances Farmworker Heat Illness Prevention Act, creating rebuttable presumption when employers fail to comply with heat rules
Summary
AB 13 36 would create a rebuttable presumption that a heat‑related illness or death is work‑related if an agricultural employer fails to comply with Cal/OSHA outdoor heat regulations. The committee recorded the bill as passed to Appropriations; the committee roll later showed a 12–2 with 4 not voting tally.
Assemblymember Addis’s AB 13 36 would add a rebuttable presumption to workers' compensation law: if an agricultural worker suffers a heat‑related injury and the employer is found not in compliance with the state's outdoor heat‑illness prevention standards, the injury would be presumed work‑related unless the employer rebuts that presumption.
Sponsor testimony emphasized rising heat risks and enforcement limits. Assemblymember Addis and Teresa Romero, president of the United Farm Workers, described extreme temperatures, the disproportionate risk borne by farm workers and enforcement gaps at Cal/OSHA. Romero said the bill would not…
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