Schwarzenegger facing first test on workers' comp.IN his campaign for governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] called the workers' comp reforms passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Gray Davis "bogus," and said he would call a special session of the Legislature to pass "real reform." Now, with the special session just days away, it appears that Sen. President John Burton John Burton is the name of:
In his letter to Schwarzenegger, Burton wrote: "It is my intention to introduce legislation to repeal the workers' comp bills recently passed so that you can start with a clean slate Noun 1. clean slate - an opportunity to start over without prejudice fresh start, tabula rasa chance, opportunity - a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance" as you send up your proposals. I would appreciate your thoughts on this." Burton spokesman David Sebeck said the actual bill language to repeal the two laws has not yet been drafted. He added that the veteran senator wants to give the new governor and the business community a choice: repeal the laws and start over or take what's been passed and build on it. Neither Schwarzenegger nor the state Chamber of Commerce, which has criticized the bill, dismissed Burton's letter as posturing. Schwarzenegger spokesman H.D. Palmer said a bill to repeal the laws would be "consistent with the priorities the governor-elect said in his campaign," as long as it signaled an intent to pass more sweeping reforms. And chamber spokeswoman Sara Lee
Sara Lee Corporation (NYSE: SLE) is a global consumer-goods company based in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA. said, "If Sen. Burton is serious about starting from square one on workers' compensation workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work. reform, that would have to include a repeal of AB 749, the bill from February 2002 that increased premiums even more on employers." (AB 749 actually increased benefit payouts to injured workers, which became a major factor in recent premium increases.) The two people caught in the middle of this brinkmanship brink·man·ship also brinks·man·ship n. The practice, especially in international politics, of seeking advantage by creating the impression that one is willing and able to push a highly dangerous situation to the limit rather than concede. are state Sens. Richard Alarcon, D-Los Angeles, and Jackie Speier Jackie Speier is a former Democratic member of the California State Senate who represented parts of San Francisco and San Mateo Counties. Early life Speier was born May 14, 1950 in San Francisco, California. She earned a B.A. , D-San Mateo, who authored the bills that Burton now is putting on the table for possible repeal. Alarcon said last week he was not happy at the prospect of his bill, which would place caps on outpatient surgery Outpatient Surgery, also referred to as ambulatory surgery or same-day surgery, is surgery that does not require an overnight hospital stay. The term “outpatient” arises from the fact that surgery patients may go home do not need an overnight hospital fees, being repealed. "My top priority in this special session will be to preserve the reforms that we just passed," Alarcon said. |
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