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AB 2052 Assembly Bill-Bill Analysis Page I of 6 <br /> BILL ANALYSIS <br /> Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations <br /> Senator Ben Hueso, Chair <br /> Date of Hearing: June 25, 2014 2013-2014 Regular <br /> Session <br /> Consultant: Gideon L. Baum Fiscal:Yes <br /> Urgency: No <br /> Bill No: AB 2052 <br /> Author: Gonzalez <br /> As Introduced/Amended: April 8, 2014 <br /> SUBJECT <br /> Workers' compensation. <br /> KEY ISSUE <br /> Should the Legislature expand existing workers' compensation <br /> presumptions to include all classes of California peace <br /> officers? <br /> ANALYSIS <br /> Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system that <br /> provides benefits to an employee who suffers from an injury or <br /> illness that arises out of and in the course of employment, <br /> irrespective of fault. This system requires all employers to <br /> secure payment of benefits by either securing the consent of the <br /> Department of Industrial Relations to self-insure or by securing <br /> insurance against liability from an insurance company duly <br /> authorized by the state. <br /> Existing law creates a series of disputable presumptions of an <br /> occupational injury for peace and safety officers for the <br /> purposes of the workers' compensation system. These <br /> presumptions include: <br /> Heart disease; <br /> Hernias; <br /> Pneumonia; <br /> Cancer; <br /> Meningitis; <br /> Tuberculosis; and <br /> Bio-chemical illness. <br /> The compensation awarded for these injuries must include full <br /> hospital, surgical, medical treatment, disability indemnity, and <br /> death benefits, as provided by workers compensation law. These <br /> presumptions tend to run for 5 to 10 years commencing on their <br /> last day of employment, depending on the injury and the peace <br /> officer classification involved. Peace officers whose principal <br /> duties are clerical, such as stenographers, telephone operators, <br /> and other office workers are excluded. (Labor Code 553212 to <br /> 3213.2) <br /> Existing law provides that the presumptions listed above are <br /> http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/13-14/bill/asm/ab_2051-2100/ab_2052_cfa_20140624_092044_sen_eomm.html 7/3/2014 <br />