Lawmakers Approve Comp Bills, Reform Measure still in Play

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefCalifornia lawmakers have sent Gov. Jerry Brown three workers’ compensation bills, including a measure that would extend the time survivors of police officers and firefighters have to file for death benefits, but the sweeping reform measure backed by the administration was still awaiting a vote in the Assembly on Wednesday.Senate Bill 863 by Sen. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, co-authored by Assemblyman Jose Solorio, D-Santa Ana, would make a number of significant changes to the comp system that supporters say would increase permanent disability benefits...