Bill to Exclude Small Farmers From Comp Troubled by Complexity

Hmong immigrants who supplement their income by growing produce on rented plots are the impetus for a bill that would exempt from mandatory workers' compensation family members who are employed on small family farms.Senate Bill 677 has an unusual author, given its subject matter: Sen. Leland Yee, a San Francisco Democrat, introduced the measure after holding a series of town meetings around the state aimed at encouraging civic participation by Asian immigrants. Yee is the first Chinese-American to be elected to the state Senate and is chairman of the Legislature's Select Committee on A...