Jimmy Gomez
- Democratic
Author
Existing unemployment compensation disability law provides a formula for determining benefits available to qualifying disabled individuals. For an individual who has quarterly base wages of greater than $1,749.20, the weekly benefit is calculated by multiplying base wages by 55% and dividing the result by 13. For a benefit that is not a multiple of $1, existing law provides that the benefit shall be computed to the next higher multiple of $1. However, existing law provides that this amount may not exceed the maximum workers' compensation temporary disability indemnity weekly benefit amount. Under existing law, the family temporary disability insurance program provides up to 6 weeks of wage replacement benefits to workers who take time off work to care for specified persons, or to bond with a minor child within one year of the birth or placement of the child in connection with foster care or adoption. Existing law defines "weekly benefit amount" for purposes of this program to mean the amount of benefits available to qualifying disabled individuals pursuant to unemployment compensation disability law. This bill would revise the formula for determining benefits available pursuant to unemployment compensation disability law and for the family temporary disability insurance program, for periods of disability commencing after January 1, 2018, but before January 1, 2022, to provide a weekly benefit amount minimum of $50 and increase the wage replacement rate to specified percentages, but not to exceed the maximum workers' compensation temporary disability indemnity weekly benefit amount established by the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to existing law. Existing law deems an individual to be eligible for family temporary disability benefits if, among other things, the individual is unable to perform his or her regular or customary work for a 7-day waiting period during each disability benefit period. and prohibits payments for benefits during this waiting period. This bill, on and after January 1, 2018, also would remove the 7-day waiting period for these benefits. This bill, by authorizing an increase in the expenditure of money from the Unemployment Compensation Disability Fund, would make an appropriation. This bill would require, by July 1, 2017, the Employment Development Department to report to the Assembly Committee on Insurance and Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations specified information regarding the waiting period for disability benefits. The bill also would require, by March 1, 2021, the department to prepare a report to the Legislature and specified legislative committees on levels and trends regarding utilization, costs, and rates with respect to family leave and disability insurance.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 5, Statutes of 2016.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:38 p.m.
Returned by the Governor at the request of the Assembly.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 9:30 a.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 11. Page 3814.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after March 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 11. Page 3145.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.
In Senate. Held at Desk.
Ordered to the Senate.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 13. Page 2743.).
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3169.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
From committee: Return to Senate floor for consideration. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 10).
From committee: Pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10 that the measure be re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.)
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b) .
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 27).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 17. Page 1758.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB908 | HTML |
| 02/26/15 - Introduced | |
| 03/18/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/18/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/31/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/04/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 02/24/16 - Amended Senate | |
| 03/04/16 - Enrolled | |
| 04/11/16 - Chaptered |
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