SB 555: Workers’ compensation: average annual earnings.

Session Year: 2025-2026
House: Senate

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-01-27: In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Enacted

Version:

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 provides for temporary disability, permanent total disability, or permanent partial disability benefits, among other benefits, for an injured employee and requires the computation of an injured employees average annual earnings and average weekly earnings for purposes of determining those disability benefits. Existing law requires, for computing average annual earnings for purposes of permanent partial disability indemnity, that average weekly earnings be taken at various amounts, including between $240 and $435 for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2014, except as specified.

This bill would additionally require that the above-described limits be adjusted by the amount equal to the cost of living adjustment for federal social security benefits for that year, as specified.

This bill would require, for computing average annual earnings for purposes of permanent partial disability indemnity, that average weekly earnings be taken at between $____ and $____ for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2027.

Discussed in Hearing