Quiet Legislative Session Expected for 2013

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefPolitical experts are predicting a quiet session of the California Legislature session in 2013 with most workers’ compensation professionals focusing their energy on regulations to implement the reform measure passed last year.Capitol insiders expect there could be a few workers’ compensation measures filed this year, but the only ones likely to get much attention are efforts to stamp out the problem of prescription drug abuse or clean up bills related to Senate Bill 863. Given the overwhelming majority by which the reform measure passed last year...