CA SB1444

Extends the timeframe for Public Employees' Retirement System members to make retirement allowance election changes from 30 to 60 calendar days after receiving their first payment

Requires parties in Labor Commissioner proceedings to provide electronic address updates and allows notice via first-class mail, registered mail, or agreed-upon methods, with attorney-represented parties required to accept electronic service

Allows any employee (not just public employees) who was willfully misclassified as an independent contractor to recover civil penalties of $5,000-$25,000 per violation as damages

Removes the State Fire Marshal Fire Control 5 certification requirement for commercial airport firefighters to qualify for workers' compensation presumptions covering cancer, PTSD, hernia, heart trouble, pneumonia, and tuberculosis

Requires the Director of Employment Development to report school employer unemployment fund experience data to the Legislature and changes the department's IT strategic plan horizon from 10 years to 3 years