Workers' Comp.
Jul. 7, 2016
Asserting sex bias, lawsuit seeks to revamp workers' compensation
Declaring "California's system of workers' compensation perpetuates the type of overt sex discrimination that is a relic of a past era," a lawsuit filed on Wednesday on behalf of up to 11,000 permanently disabled female workers seeks injunctive relief against the state's entire workers' compensation system.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Declaring "California's system of workers' compensation perpetuates the type of overt sex discrimination that is a relic of a past era," a lawsuit filed on Wednesday on behalf of up to 11,000 permanently disabled female workers seeks injunctive relief against the state's entire workers' compensation system.
"The permanent disability benefits to which injured women workers are entitled are redu...
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