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CDCR requests workers’ compensation funding to manage lingering COVID claims
Summary
CDCR and CCHCS asked for one-time and ongoing budget authority to cover workers’ compensation costs and staffing associated with COVID-19 claims; officials said about 1,085 COVID claims remained open and the state receives around 95 new claims per month.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials told the subcommittee they seek budget authority to cover workers’ compensation shortfalls and to extend limited-term positions to process long-running COVID-related claims.
CDCR requested $8.5 million ongoing to address a baseline workers’ compensation shortfall and an additional $33 million one-time in 2025–26 and $30.5 million in 2026–27…
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