A California Injured Worker Asks: What’s Wrong with Banning Discrimination in Workers’ Compensation?

Published: February 21, 2008, 9:32 am

By Sam Gold A California Injured Worker The stage is set for the fight of the year in the California's Workers Compensation arena and it's going to be about Apportionment to Causation, you know apportionment for conditions related to age, gender, genetics, predisposition and other similar factors. The legislative changes passed in 2003 and 2004 reduced costs by 70% from projected levels, saving $14.5 billion a year and it is all going back into the corporate pockets of America's insurance companies with employers not seeing as significant a reduction in their premiums as promised. We must keep in mind that the insurance industry is a business, which by definition means "profit-based", and they are not health management, patient care, or compassionate medical care providers. Claims adjusters, examiners, or whatever you call them, are not trained to provide medical care, income replacement, and/or positive emotional support, unless they absolutely must. However, they are trained to

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