Focus (Forum & Focus)
Jul. 4, 2007
Labor Reform or Discrimination?
Forum Column - By Linda F. Atcherley - Changes to California's workers' compensation laws have led to disability payments being limited on the grounds of race, gender and other demographic characteristics.
By Linda F. Atcherley
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Spiraling workers' compensation costs, including medical care, were the impetus behind a reform act of the Labor Code commonly known as SB899. Part of the reform was to address the costs of compensation for permanently disabled workers. This was done by changing the way the percentage of disability was com...
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