Exclusive CA Special Session Legislative Summary

Since the start of the 4th Extraordinary Session on November 17th, some 22 bills have been introduced in the Assembly and Senate dealing with workers' compensation. The key players are Maldonado, Vargas, Richman, Poochigian, Johnson and Alarcon. Here is a brief review of what is pending in Special Session number 4 dealing with workers' compensation: ABX4 1, Maldonado - This is the Governor's reform bill. ABX4 2, Nation - This clean up bill would increase the criminal fines in fraud cases from $50,000 to $150,000. ABX4 3, Vargas - Shifts the duty of determining savings from the Septemb...