New Organization Plans to Challenge Constitutionality of Filing Fee

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefAn organization formed after the California Legislature passed sweeping workers’ compensation reform measures on Aug. 31 is seeking members and money to pay for a legal challenge to the constitutionality of a provision in the legislation that would implement a $150 lien filing fee and $100 activation fee.The Golden State Injured Workers Organization says SB 863, passed by the Senate and Assembly and scheduled to be signed today by Gov. Jerry Brown, infringes on the due process and equal protection rights of injured workers and other system users.Two mem...