XVI No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Somehow I managed to find myself on a seat on Charon’s boat, apparently crossing over from the Delta King to Raley’s Landing in the dead of night. Odd that I …
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XV The Metamorphosis
Tom had been walking on crutches for better than three weeks, the aftereffect of a nasty fall at work that gave him a very badly sprained ankle. Because he was …
XIV Heartburn on the Interstate
It used to be called a truck stop, on I-5 where you exit to get to Lodi. It’s close to Sacramento and Stockton, but for long-haul truckers who eat there, …
XIII Déjà Vu Is an Occupational Disease
Recently I, Publius, was lamenting the sorry state of affairs in workers’ compensation. Small business complains that insurance rates are not dropping fast enough. Labor complains that the administration has …
XII The Empire Strikes Back
October 15, 2005 It was heralded as a new dawn for California. A stunning string of successes in the legislature and on the ballot in 2005 promised that politics as …
XI On the Road
I was driving up Interstate 5 to Sacramento one bright, crisp winter morning when I saw three men in suits along the road, their car broken down. I pulled in …
X The 3 1/2 Percent Solution
If California’s workers’ compensation saga were to be adapted to a novel – fictional of course – the title might well be The 3 1/2 Percent Solution. The announcement in …
IX Deductible Reasoning
There are three issues involving the California Insurance Guarantee Fund that should come up in the next legislative session. First, making sure that employers reimburse CIGA not a defunct carriers’ …