Workers' Comp Again Under Fire in New Documentary

Following last year’s ProPublica series of news stories that were highly critical of the workers’ comp system, a documentary film set for release in May also will take aim at workers’ comp. Called “Workers Con,” it is written and directed by Julia Davis, senior vice president of Fleur de Lis Film Studios. The Internet Movie Database, or IMDb.com, lists the U.S. release date as May 4. Although few details of the film’s plot were available, it appears to focus on the Stevens case in California, which challenged the constitutionality of independent medica...