Oversight Hearing Heavy on Data Showing Differences in Southland

DOWNEY, Calif. – The first legislative oversight hearing convened to investigate why workers’ compensation claims filed in the Los Angeles area tend to be more expensive than claims filed elsewhere in California was heavy on data and statistics.  But while some people speaking during the Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations hearing at Downey City Hall on Wednesday had theories as to what’s driving the differences, a definitive answer as to what’s happening in the Southland remains elusive. Perhaps the higher concentration of manufacturing and wareho...