Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of employment. Existing law grants workers' compensation benefits to a firefighter, or the firefighter's dependents, if the firefighter is injured, dies, or is disabled by proceeding to or engaging in a fire-suppression or rescue operation, or the protection of life or property, anywhere in California, but is not acting under the immediate supervision of the employer. This bill would expand the scope of this provision to apply when a firefighter engages in a fire-suppression or rescue operation, or the protection or preservation of life or property, outside of this state. Existing law specifies the time periods within which various workers' compensation proceedings may be commenced for the collection of benefits, including one year from the date of injury. This bill would provide that for claims filed by firefighters for injuries sustained during the October 1, 2017, mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, the date of injury would be January 1, 2020.
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This measure would proclaim April 8, 2019, as Special Olympics Day in California.
This measure would designate the month of April 2019 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and would recognize April 24, 2019, as Denim Day in California.
This measure would proclaim the month of April 2019 and April of each year thereafter as Limb Loss Awareness Month.
This measure would declare the month of April 2019 as the Month of the Military Child, and would urge all Californians, local and state leaders, private organizations, and businesses to observe the month by showing appreciation to the children and youth of military and veteran families, including children of the fallen, for standing by their parents and loved ones who are serving or have served as members of the Armed Forces of the United States.
This measure would recognize the 150th anniversary of the Legislature first convening session in the State Capitol Building in Sacramento.
This measure would proclaim March 17, 2019, to March 24, 2019, as California Down Syndrome Awareness Week and March 21, 2019, as California Down Syndrome Day, and would encourage all Californians to support and participate in related activities.
This measure would recognize "Women Warriors" by proclaiming the week of March 18, 2019, to March 22, 2019, inclusive, as Women's Military History Week in California, and encourage Californians to recognize, among other things, the contributions of women and those who identify as women to our military and our freedom, and the historic lifting of the ban on women in combat on January 24, 2013.