News Digest 3/1/2007
The Legislature’s Good, Bad and Ugly Rest assured, it is going to be an entertaining legislative year as spot bills are introduced, and premium readers can find out what’s inside …
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News Digest 2/20/2007
Commentary: Connecticut Bills Abet Bad-for-Business Reputation In the Connecticut Legislature, 18 bills span a number of compensation issues, including doubling the time limit for which an employee can apply for …
Workers’ Comp Roundup (2)
Reform Bill Slides Through Delaware Legislature The Delaware legislature went into overdrive last week, passing legislation that could shave as much as $43 million a year off workers’ comp costs. The bill was passed in less than a week and signed immediately by Governor Ruth Ann Minne. The legislation represents the largest move to improve …
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XLVIII Forward-Looking Statement
Monday, December 4 was technically the first day of the new California legislative session. As always, there will be much to do in 2007, and Governor Schwarzenegger already has set …
XLIII The Patient Is Still Sick
It really shouldn’t be that difficult, should it? After all, over the past three years, the governor and the legislature have made a strong commitment to the concept of “evidence-based …
Workers’ Comp Bill Roundup
Heading into the final weeks of the legislative session, the legislature will consider only a few workers’ comp bills of any significance, not nearly the raft of bills seen in past sessions. All policy bills had to be out of committee earlier this month. Many died while others gained new life or came up for …
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Attorney Targets Employers Who Hire Illegal Aliens
Rather than waiting for the U.S. Congress or the California Legislature to address the illegal immigration problem, an Orange County attorney is planning to file several lawsuits this summer across the state against employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens. The plan is to invoke a 17200 cause of action or an Unfair Competition/Business Practice under …
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