News Digest 9/27/2006
Tragic End to Workers’ Comp Story When her workers’ comp benefits for a back injury ended but the pain did not, former legal writer and teacher Maria King turned to …
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SB 815 Heads To Governor’s Desk
Working into the evening, the California Senate approved by 23 to 14 SB 815, a bill doubling permanent disability benefits to injured workers by 2009. Little or no thought is given to the costs imposed on the system by this huge benefits increase. And successful litigation by the applicants’ attorneys will increase the costs even …
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Employers Pay More For Workers’ Comp Costs Than Benefits
California employers paid a higher percentage in workers’ comp costs than they did in combined cash benefits and medical treatment for injured workers in 2004, according to a new study by the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI). California workers’ comp payments declined as a share of wages after four years of growth, although California’s …
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News Digest 7/27/2006
Kern County Board Mulls Benefits for Ex-Supervisor’s Widow The Kern County Employees’ Retirement Association board was scheduled yesterday to hear a recommendation to deny disability retirement benefits to the widow …
News Digest 6/29/2006(2)
The Workers’ Comp Executive news digest will be on break for two weeks and will resume publishing on Monday July 17. Amador Man Caught on Tape; Sentenced for Comp Fraud …