Reform Hearing Scheduled for Wednesday

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefThe parties closest to negotiations that will reportedly cut $1.4 billion in costs to increase benefits by $714 million haven’t announced a final deal, but workers’ compensation reform will be the subject of an “informational hearing” on Wednesday, according to the office of the highest-ranking member of the California Senate.A 279-page draft of reform legislation circulated throughout the work comp community on Thursday and Friday. The sweeping reform proposal, which was obtained by WorkCompCentral on Thursday, contains provisions th...