Schwarzenegger/Maldonaldo Bill Detailed

As promised by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, against the advise of Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi and others, Assemblyman Abel Maldonado (R-Santa Maria) introduced the Governor's huge sweeping bill into the special legislative session. The proposed changes castigate nearly every special interest group in workers' compensation except for business, and appears to have sparked a return to "business as usual" in the legislature as parties draw lines in the sand and begin a huge fight with little promise of compromise. We have summarized the provisions of this lengthy bill.Bill number ABX4...