Committee Places 3 Bills on Suspense File

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefCalifornia state lawmakers returned to the Capitol after a one-month recess and got to work on several workers' compensation bills, but the cost-saving reform measure that employers hope will emerge before the Legislature adjourns on Aug. 31 did not materialize. Instead, lawmakers put several comp measures on hold. The California Senate Appropriations Committee determined on Monday that three workers’ compensation bills would have a significant fiscal impact and added the measures to the suspense file, which is a holding spot for big-ticket items.Th...