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Nov 7 Rip Van Winkle wakes up!

2007

Oct 24 CRM Holdings, Ltd. Announces Conference Call to Discuss Third-Quarter Results (FinanzNachrichten)
Oct 24 California State Compensation Insurance Fund Selects Information Builders for Business Intelligence System (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Oct 24 CRM Holdings, Ltd. Announces Conference Call to Discuss Third-Quarter Results (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Oct 23 Graduates may keep health insurance if governor’s bill passes (Orion)
Oct 23 Nevada Alternative Solutions, Inc. Selects DAVID Corporation to Streamline Workers’ Compensation Claims and Reporting (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Oct 23 L.A. County tops in factory jobs (Los Angeles Times)
Oct 23 Gov. Activates Medical Teams To Treat Displaced (CBS 13 Sacramento)
Oct 22 From Sacramento to North Bay, event to explore health care (North Bay Business Journal)
Oct 22 Gov. signs health care, insurance bills at end of regular session (North Bay Business Journal)
Oct 22 Judge tosses IBM overtime lawsuit (iTNews)
Aug 6 U-Store-It Trust Announces Second Quarter 2007 Operating Results, Acquisition of 14 Self-Storage Facilities and … (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Aug 6 Los Angeles Court Interpreters Vote for Strike (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Aug 6 The Nazi guard’s untold love story (Times Online)
Aug 6 Schelen running for school board: Pledges to bring budget expertise to Davis district (The Davis Enterprise)
Aug 6 Thousands of Californians Gather Across the State to Help Lawmakers Shape Upcoming Plans for Health Care Reform (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Aug 6 CompWest Celebrates Insuring Its 2,000th Customer in Record Time (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Aug 6 Report: Pa. loses 21,449 jobs in manufacturing in a year (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Aug 6 Kaiser profits more than double in first half (Business Insurance)
Aug 6 Budget Stalemate Wreaks Havoc On Nonprofits, Services (KSBW Salinas)
May 6 Protest cancels campus talk: Chancellor: Pickets were not following community principles (The Davis Enterprise)
May 6 Food workers sit in: Huge protest takes over major Davis intersection (The Davis Enterprise)
May 5 Odd bedfellows push health change (San Jose Mercury News)
May 5 Health care forum draws leaders (Daily Press)
May 4 WCAB Reform Did Not Alter Apportionment Formula—S.C. (Metropolitan News-Enterprise)
May 4 20 Minutes With The Governor (KQED: Capital Notes)
May 4 Ad campaign by gambling tribe features Schwarzenegger (The Fresno Bee)
May 4 Poway mortuary cited for workers’ comp lapse (North County Times)
May 4 California’s point man for prison health (Orange County Register)
May 4 Calif. Supreme Court rules on comp apportionment (Business Insurance)
Feb 2 California Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Universal Health Proposal Could Conflict With Effort To Balance Federal Budget (Medical News Today)
Feb 2 State health care briefing set for Tuesday (Times-Standard)
Feb 2 Reforms have more returning to work (Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides)
Feb 1 Workers’ compensation reforms and their impact on experience rating (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News)
Feb 1 CRM Holdings Lowers Full-Year Outlook (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Feb 1 Workers’ compensation issues in long-term care (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News)
Feb 1 Workers Locked Out Of Oakland Construction Site (CBS 5 Bay Area)
Feb 1 Calif. Commissioner to Examine Broker Disclosure, Workers’ Comp Issues (Insurance Journal)
Feb 1 Calif. Permanently Disabled Return-to-Work Rates Up 5% (Insurance Journal)
Feb 1 Schwarzenegger’s health plan could meet same fate as Davis’ (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News)

2006

Oct 17 Schwarzenegger to hold the line
Sep 21 Administrative Director predicts no rise in PD rates
Sep 21 The Bill is on the Governor's desk
Sep 20 Governator terminates benefits upgrade
Aug 31 Today's the day
Aug 25 Maybe I was wrong...
Aug 22 Do you smell the sellout?
Aug 4 Dreaming of an increase
Jun 17 If you are hurt, report your injury
Feb 14 For those who are wishing and hoping...
Feb 10 Will injured workers get relief?

2005

Dec 21 Finally, a break for injured workers
Dec 20 Site of litigation has moved
Dec 19 Utilization Review denies treatment
Dec 18 The outlook for 2006
Nov 10 Governor's loss, what does it mean?
Aug 26 Reforms gaining momentum?
Aug 20 Injured worker horror stories...
Aug 9 Okay, it's official, premiums are down...
Aug 7 Upper extremities rate higher than backs...
Aug 4 Administrative Director goes beyond the law...
Jul 16 No political will to change SB 899 in any way...
Jul 15 Supreme Court dashes hope for early relief
Jun 30 Rate regulation bill dead...
Jun 29 For wishful thinkers appeals court decisions are painful
Jun 26 Applicant's attorneys hear legislator's "mea culpa"
Jun 13 Premiums dropping...
Jun 8 The definition of is...
May 25 Bulworth Beatty taking on Schwarzenegger?
May 24 Governor Arnold makes mess with WC reform
May 20 Study shows what we all know...
May 20 Garamendi says premium reductions not fast enough...
May 17 The difference in the rating schedules
May 8 Sick of warning labels...
May 5 Labor group sues over new permanent disability schedule
May 2 California making economic comeback? That's what Arnold says...
Apr 29 And so the AD is confirmed....
Apr 28 Hoch voted out of committee
Apr 28 Defense attorney denounces PD schedule
Apr 27 Schwarzenegger in retreat?
Apr 26 Insurance commissioner states the obvious
Apr 25 Governor weaker than he looks?
Apr 21 Reforms make insurance market more competitive...
Apr 20 Nunez ready to fight over workers' comp rating schedule
Apr 19 Burton "haunting" Capital...
Apr 18 Workers caught in the gap...
Apr 15 Governor gets credit for rate reductions...
Apr 13 Insurers complain about rate regulation
Apr 12 Politicians should remember what happened last time...
Apr 11 An Open Letter to Andrea Hoch...
Apr 8 Carpal Tunnel "epedimic"
Apr 5 Burton regrets reform
Mar 31 Terry Schiavo dies...
Mar 31 LA Times: From injury to insult...
Mar 25 Pure costs are down...rate cuts coming?
Mar 18 Voters Injured at Work...
Mar 17 Confirmation battle continues
Mar 15 Consolidation?
Mar 13 CHP work comp fraud unit head under scrutiny...
Mar 10 CWCI reports on Utilization Review and Treatment
Mar 7 Hoch nomination in trouble...
Mar 6 Further analysis on Reiner for Governor
Mar 4 Rob Reiner for governor?
Mar 4 A different way of processing people?
Feb 23 Small business owners optimistic, still concerned
Feb 22 Opposition to director's confirmation rising
Feb 18 Gov. backs off of plan to "blow up the boxes"...
Feb 10 Group backing Gov. Arnold sues to remove limits...
Feb 7 More signs that reform is working...
Feb 6 Another sign reform is working....medical treatment being refused
Feb 4 Reform is working, Zenith doubles fourth quarter profits
Jan 30 A reader responds...
Jan 27 Zenith CEO calls governor's plan "ridiculous"
Jan 26 State Fund unveils medical provider network...
Jan 23 Action group for injured workers forms....sues!
Jan 20 Premiums make double digit drops...
Jan 17 Governor to cut public pensions
Jan 14 Apparently Gov. Arnold doesn't believe in his own reforms...
Jan 14 Study shows that windfall to workers is not cause of crisis
Jan 11 Some are helped, some are hurt....
Jan 9 Hang on to your hats, 2005 will be a wild political ride
Jan 7 Oh boy, make things more complex, then impossible!
Jan 7 Insurance industry happy with reforms
Jan 5 So now the Governor takes on the government
Jan 4 Candidates for governor...
Jan 2 Employer-Insurer Nirvana has arrived
Jan 1 The Democratic Legislature can't stand up to the Governator...
Dec 31 Who can stand up to the governator?

2004

Dec 30 California employment law changes for 2005
Dec 29 Underwriters pleased with new permanent disability rating scheme
Dec 28 Legal fights brewing?
Dec 27 While partisan politics rears its head, here's a prediction...
Dec 25 Hurry up regulations will hurt injured workers...
Dec 3 Worker's Comp fixed, not as far as employers are concerned...
Jul 1 Defense attorneys take advantage of new law....
Jun 6 State Compensation Insurance Fund cuts premiums...
May 28 Governor has high approval rating...
May 27 Muddling through the transition...
May 20 Insurance carriers position themselves for profits...
May 15 Politicians enamored with Governor
May 3 Gaps and gaffes...
Apr 25 Can a bulldozer walk on water?
Apr 20 Here's the text of the enrolled bill
Apr 17 So, a deal has been done....
Apr 12 Governor's influence tested this week....
Apr 9 Governor takes insurance cash?
Apr 3 Some say deal is near...
Apr 3 Another deadline bites the dust....
Apr 1 Columnist gives excellent analysis of workers comp politics
Apr 1 Farm workers rights to suffer?
Mar 31 Governor Arnold says deal is near....
Mar 28 System has flaws...
Mar 27 Friday deadline missed...
Mar 20 If you are a worker, don't sign Arnold's petititon...
Mar 20 So it has all been political baloney and threats....
Mar 18 Is the Governor playing politics?
Mar 15 Is there a compromise afoot?
Mar 13 Playing the numbers game...
Mar 7 Don't take an ax to workers' compensation...
Mar 7 Keeping up with the news....
Mar 5 Reform in light of the March election results...
Feb 29 Injured workers suffer under current system....
Feb 28 State Senator explains his proposal...
Feb 22 The Governor on Meet the Press...
Feb 20 Restaurant owner blames "deceitful" claims....
Feb 18 Will there be a reform compromise?
Feb 16 One of the proposed "fixes"...
Feb 15 Injured Workers' advocates want insurance regulation, call Garamendi plan "incomplete" and "flawed"
Feb 15 California Governor says problem is "unscrupulous" lawyers and others

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