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Labor/Employment

Jun. 25, 2005

A Year Later, Workers' Comp Reform Fulfills Prophecies

Forum Column - By Elliot S. Berkowitz - About a year ago, I wrote a column predicting how SB899 - the state's so-called workers' compensation reform package - would affect disabled workers and businesses ("New Law Crushes Rather Than Heals Injured Workers," June 15, 2004, Daily Journal). The horrifying reality of that new law has now come to fruition.

        
        Forum Column
        
        By Elliot S. Berkowitz
        
        About a year ago, I wrote a column predicting how SB899 - the state's so-called work...

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