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AB 2378 Assembly Bill-Bill Analysis Page I of 5 <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 2378 <br /> Author: Perea <br /> As Introduced/Amended: May 23, 2014 <br /> SUBJECT <br /> workers' compensation: temporary disability payments. <br /> KEY ISSUE <br /> Should the Legislature nullify a court decision and provide that <br /> specified peace officers and firefighters are eligible for up to <br /> three years of tax-free disability leave in the event of <br /> disability due to an occupational injury? <br /> ANALYSIS <br /> F,7<istino 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 provides that certain peace officers and fire <br /> fighters employed on a regular, full-time basis who incur on the <br /> job injury or illness, are entitled to receive disability <br /> payment for up to one year. These employees include: <br /> a) City police officers; <br /> b) City, county, or district firefighters; <br /> c) Sheriffs; <br /> dl Inspectors, investigators, detectives, or personnel with <br /> comparable titles in any district attorney's office; <br /> e) County probation officers, group counselors, or juvenile <br /> services officers; and <br /> f) Lifeguards employed by a county of the first class or <br /> the City of San Diego <br /> g) Airport law enforcement officers <br /> hl Harbor or port police officers, wardens, or special <br /> officers of a harbor or port district or city or county <br /> harbor department <br /> i) Police officers of the Los Angeles Unified School <br /> District <br /> This leave is awarded irrespective of service, and it can be <br /> less than a year if the employee retired on permanent <br /> http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/13-14/bill/asm/ab_235I-2400/ab_2378_cfa_20140624_092208_sen_comm.html 7/3/2014 <br />