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Committee advances reforms to Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund to lower employer assessments
Summary
AB 13 29, authored by Assemblymember Ortega, would align eligibility and medical‑legal standards for subsequent injury fund claims with existing workers' compensation law and reduce employer assessments by an estimated 20–25%. The committee voted to send the bill to Appropriations.
Assemblymember Ortega’s AB 13 29 cleared the Assembly Committee on Insurance and was referred to Appropriations after committee debate and questions. The bill would revise how claims under the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) are adjudicated, with sponsors saying the changes will reduce litigation and medical‑legal costs and lower employer assessments by about 20–25%.
The SIBTF, created after World War II to spread employer risk for workers with prior disabilities, currently collects about less than $0.02 per $100 of premiums from employers, the bill’s sponsor said. AB 13 29 would align the fund’s qualified medical evaluator…
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