Employer's Group Calls Reform "Empty Vessel"

Calling new state workers' compensation regulations "an empty vessel in terms of reform," economic and business experts warned business leaders at a Central City Association forum last week in Los Angeles, California, that their only protection against exploding workers' compensation costs were injury prevention programs. The roundtable discussion on the financial impacts of California's workers' compensation legislation was co-sponsored by Aon Risk Services and DuPont, and held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Business Center. Business representatives also heard from the Californi...