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CAAA Charges New Apportionment Law Discriminates

Wednesday, June 8, 2005 | 17

The California Applicants' Attorneys Association has launched another legal attack on SB 899, this time charging that the reform bill's apportionment provision discriminates against pregnant women and older workers. CAAA filed the suit in the Second District Court of Appeal in Ventura on behalf of injured worker Marlene Escobedo. The lawsuit charges that the reform measure is a "cruel hoax being played on our elderly workforce," reducing compensation on the basis of age, gender and other factors. SB 899 reduces awards when pre-existing conditions, such as back pain during pregnancy or art...

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