Comp Costs Cited in Fight for Aerospace Jobs in Calif., Wash.

The cost of workers’ compensation insurance in California is a significant concern to aviation companies, industry representatives said during a public hearing of the state Assembly’s Select Committee on Aerospace in Redondo Beach, according to a report by the Daily Breeze.But apparently it’s not too much of a concern for Boeing Co., which last month announced plans to move 375 engineering jobs to Long Beach, Calif., from Everett, Wash., and Bellevue, Wash.The California aerospace committee is in the process of creating an advisory council to guide lawmakers on how to keep ae...