Of the myraid potential explanations for higher workers' compensation claims costs and frequency in the Los Angeles region, there one potentially simple explanation: A large number of Latinos.
During a legislative hearing in Downey on Wednesday, California Applicants' Attorneys Association legislative chairman Bernardo de la Torre, said statistics show Latinos suffer a disproportionate number of workplace injuries. Latinos are also more likely to be killed at work, suggesting their injuries are also more severe, de la Torre said.
"The statistics say injured workers are dispropor...
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