From today's LA Times article:
"The workers' comp issue, though red-hot during the 2003 recall
campaign, hasn't had much of an airing this election season.
Schwarzenegger vows to hold the line against significant changes. His
Democratic opponent, state Treasurer Phil Angelides, said that if
elected he might adjust parts of the overhaul."
So there you have it. The Governor will hold the line against...
Via WorkCompCentral:
Read more about Administrative Director predicts no rise in PD rates
I wrote this about two weeks ago and never got a chance to post it...
WorkCompCentral reports:
Today's the last day for Sen. Perata and the State Assembly to live up to what legislators have been promising injured workers all year: that they would fix the draconian cuts made by Andrea Hoch's ill-conceived 2005 rating schedule for permanent disability. In my 8/4/06 post I predicted that no bill would pass. We will see.
Okay, I take it back. State Sen. Perata has put forth a bill that will amend the amount of permanent disability awards and significantly increase them starting with 2007. Analysts at workcompcentral indicate that Assembly Speaker Nunez is reluctant to pass a bill just for the governor to veto. There is one week left for all of this last minute maneuvering.
The Governor and the democratic leaders of the legislature announced an increase in the minimum wage. (link unavailable) Buried in the story is a minor concession for "some" injured workers, the right to select their own treating physician. Did Perata and Nunez sellout permanently injured workers in return for the political capital they can gain by raising the minimum wage? We will know by...
According to a report in WorkCompCentral, California State Senate President, Don Perata has promised a bill intended to "fix" the permanent disability schedule on the governor's desk by the end of the Assembly session.
Now for you campers who have been following this closely, Perata and his Assembly colleague, Fabian Nunez, have been promising to fix the more than 50% cuts in permanent disability...
One of the common mistakes injured workers make is this: they don't report their injury in a timely manner. Keep in mind, an employer can't provide medical treatment or benefits if she doesn't know you have been hurt!
Typically, this mistake is most common with the late in the shift or weekend injury. The incident doesn't seem like much. You figure, if I tough...
Here is the administration's response to the study that demonstrates that worker benefits under SB 899 have been severely cut:
"Administration officials, however, said the study is premature and
potentially flawed, in part because it based its findings on a
relatively small number of claims. They said the centerpiece of the new
system is a requirement that doctors use a more restrictive method for...