SF Chronicle on workers' comp

The San Francisco Chronicle's article on workers' compensation has some interesting perspectives on the issue. They acknowledge the 60% cut in system cost, while focusing on patients who may have received delayed treatment. The key here is that the total number of cases in which this is true does not seem to exceed 5%. Full story

Workers' Comp Reform Reforms On Back Burner

According to CalChamber, business opposition has convinced Assemblyman Leland Yee to drop his attempts to roll back workers' compensation reforms from 2004.

The relevant bill numbers are AB 409 and AB 1209.