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CA AB2098
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/18/2026
Primary Sponsor
Ash Kalra
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AI Summary
- Requires injured workers to make reasonable efforts to schedule workers' compensation medical treatment outside of regular work hours when possible, though treatment cannot be consequentially delayed
- Employees must provide advance notice to employers when treatment will occur during work hours if foreseeable, or notice as soon as practicable for unforeseeable treatment
- Employers must allow employees to attend scheduled treatment during work hours unless "business necessity" requires rescheduling to a different time or day
- Leave for workers' compensation treatment runs concurrently with federal FMLA and California Family Rights Act leave if the employee would have been eligible for those programs
- Employer denial of an employee's request to attend scheduled treatment during work hours (without valid business necessity) constitutes a misdemeanor violation under Labor Code Section 132a
Legislative Description
Workers’ compensation: medical treatment.
Last Action
Re-referred to Com. on INS.
3/10/2026
Committee Referrals
Insurance3/9/2026
Full Bill Text
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