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Focus (Forum & Focus)

May 14, 2007

Ruling Doesn't Fix Workers' Compensation Law

Forum Column - By Linda F. Atcherley and Susan R. Borg - It’s high time the Legislature and the governor took a serious look at what went wrong in the workers’ compensation reforms so that California can take its rightful place as a leader in protecting its work force for the good of our economy and the working families who drive it.

FORUM COLUMN

By Linda F. Atcherley and Susan R. Borg

     
      On May 3, 2007, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in the series of consolidated cases we will call Welcher/Brodie, 2007 DJDAR 6181 (Cal. May 3, 2007).
      The sole issue before the court was whether the Legislature, in enacting its 2004 overhaul of the workers' compe...

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