BILL NUMBER: AB 979 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Mayes FEBRUARY 26, 2015 An act relating to workers' compensation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 979, as introduced, Mayes. Workers' compensation. 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 his or her employment. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to workers' compensation. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to workers' compensation.