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State proposes raising workers' comp payouts

Californians permanently injured on the job would get an average 16percent increase in disability payments under new rules proposed by the state Division of Workers' Compensation.

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Loose Slots
Santa Monica, CA
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May 11, 2008
 
California's workers comp is better than Vegas. It's the loosest slot machine in the world. If workers comp weren't so bloated with people who should be working, like my useless neighbor, we'd be able to afford more payouts. But we CAN'T and we SHOULDN'T. The state is BROKE. Buy a clue!
Fact check time
Lakewood, CA
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May 11, 2008
 
That was the old workers comp plan. The reform measures really hurt employees who were legitimately hurt on the job. There will always be scammers in everything but they are the minority.
Workers comp is not funded by the state but by the insurance premiums that all employers pay. Has nothing to do with the state being broke...
BOB FLASCH
Pacoima, CA
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May 14, 2008
 
IF OSHA WOULD INSPECT THE WORK SITES ON A REGULAR BASIS MAYBE WE WOULDN'T HAVE ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS, WITH W.C.. IF YOU CALL THE HEALTH DEPT WITH A COMPLAINT, THEY CHECK RIGHT AWAY, BUT IF YOU CALL OSHA, IT TAKES MONTHS BEFORE YOU HEAR ANYTHING. YOU HAVE TO DIE OR BE SOMEONE FAMOUS, TO GET THEM TO CHECK THE PROBLEMS. SAFETY FIRST.......
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