News and comment about California Workers' Compensation — Page 15

The new workers comp law has some gaps and some gaffes in it. Uncertainty rules. Experienced judges retire. Insurance carriers withhold medical treatment. What's next? Maybe the governor can tell us.

Governor Arnold is proving to be a miracle worker (archived). He strong-arms an opposition majority on a core issue into near capitulation. What miracle will he pull off next, a balanced California budget?

Here is a link to the text (link unavailable) of the enrolled workers' compensation reform bill that was signed into law yesterday by Governor Arnold.....

Workers' Compensation reform passed the State Legislature on Friday, April 16, 2004. The State Senate legal analysis (link unavailable) of the bill can be found here. For a complete copy of the text, as downloaded from workcompcentral.com, click here (archived). Now we live with the consequences.....

As State Senator Richard Alarcon holds hearings on insurance rate regulation, the Governor drums up support for the draconian business-backed workers comp initiative. The Sacramento Bee says this week (archived) is a test of the Governor's clout. Can he get the legislators to dance to his tune and get a workers' comp reform bill passed this week?

The Mercury News reports (link unavailable) that the Governor has accepted and kept political contributions from one of California's largest workers' compensation carriers. Has the Governor broken his pledge to not accept insurance company dollars while he is negotiating workers comp reform? Will the reported deal be derailed by the insurance company special interests who refuse to be regulated in any way? Will the...

The Governor is in Hawaii. The legislators are on easter break. But Sacramento leaders say a deal is near>>>. (archived)

Is Governor Arnold becoming like the little boy who cried "Wolf", only his cry is "Deadline." Check out this story from the Sacramento Bee>>>. (archived)

Columnist Daniel Weintraub of the Sacramento Bee gives a thoughtful (archived) and, I believe, accurate analysis of the political situation surrounding the workers compensation reform talks. It is a must read for anyone interested in the political implications for the Governor.

From the California Applicant's Attorney site:

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