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Panel advances bill to create pathway for cannabis employers to access workers’ compensation
Summary
AB 1209 would authorize the Division of Workers’ Compensation to contract with third parties to coordinate networks of insurers, banks and vendors so cannabis employers can secure workers’ compensation and related services; supporters said current constraints have left many cannabis employers un- or under‑insured.
Assemblymember Michelle Rodriguez’s AB 1209 passed out of the committee after detailed testimony describing gaps in workers’ compensation coverage in the cannabis industry and the regulatory and banking constraints that contribute to those gaps.
The bill would authorize the administrative director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DIR) to contract with third‑party agents to serve as benefit coordinators. Those agents…
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