California and Colorado Diverge on Issue of WC for Jail Inmates

By Greg Griggs, Editorgreg@workcompcentral.comAs California lawmakers meet this morning to consider whether to reduce benefits to people who are injured while incarcerated, a Colorado lawmaker is poised to seek an expansion of workers' compensation benefits for some inmates in city and county jails.Rep. Beth McCann, D-Denver, is working with William R. Lovingier, director of corrections for the city and county of Denver, to change state law to set up an entrepreneurial work-training program to provide inmates with viable job skills.A pilot program being considered would establish a bakery ...