Employers ID Cumulative Trauma as Work Comp Quagmire

ANAHEIM, California — California employers on Thursday gave the state labor secretary a trophy to take back to Gov. Jerry Brown for bringing stability to the workers’ compensation system, while sending a message to the next governor that they want something done about cumulative trauma claims. Labor Secretary David Lanier accepted the glass award from California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation Chairman Dan Bagan during the groups’ annual conference. Lanier had spent the previous 20 minutes reminding members of the great strides the state has made since a group ...