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Jan 26, 2005

COURT RULING ON PENALTIES WILL EFFECT INJURED WORKER'S WIDOW: Insurer refused, delayed treatment until worker took drug overdose SACRAMENTO – Governor Schwarzenegger’s workers’ compensation reforms may undercut an injured worker’s widow’s ability to provide for her future. A decision last month by the Second District Court of Appeal that SB 899’s reductions in insurers’ misconduct penalties for repeated failures to provide treatment and compensation to injured workers apply retroactively will deeply affect Carole Sinclair’s ability to provide for her future...read more

STATEMENT BY CAROLE SINCLAIR, WIFE OF VICTIM

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Jan 5, 2005

THE STATE OF THE STATE'S INJURED WORKERS: Doctors, Injured Workers, Experts Examine What Gov. Schwarzenegger "Fixed" in Workers Comp., Introduce Insurance Rate Regulation Bill In his 2004 State of the State address, Gov. Schwarzenegger said he would "fix" workers' comp. As the governor prepares to offer up what he will "fix" in 2005, injured workers, doctors, Senator Richard Alarcon and other experts will report on the State of the State's Injured Workers...read more

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Oct 14, 2004

INJURED WORKERS' DEATH TOLL MOUNTS: "INJURED WORKERS ARE TREATED THAN PRISON CONVICTS" SACRAMENTO - Connie Cardinalli, the widow of John Cardinalli, Jr., an injured electrician who committed suicide in despair after fighting unsuccessfully to get the care needed to recover from his work injuries, told a State Capitol news conference today that “the workers’ comp system treats injured workers worse than convicts in prison...read more

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Aug 16, 2004

“WORKERS COMP KILLED MY HUSBAND”: WIDOW OF INJURED WORKER TO BLAST LACK OF CARE THAT DROVE INJURED WORKER TO SUICIDE Thousands of Injured workers are being denied care The widow of an injured worker who was refused medical treatment, and killed himself in despair on July 23rd, has placed the blame for her husband’s death squarely on the shoulders of California ’s workers’ compensation system...read more

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Aug 4, 2004

INJURED WORKERS’ HORRORS CONTINUE: LACK OF CARE DRIVES INJURED WORKER TO SUICIDE Thousands of Injured workers are being denied care ANTIOCH , CA – The widow of an injured worker who was refused medical treatment, and killed himself in despair on July 23rd, has placed the blame for her husband’s death squarely on the shoulders of California ’s workers’ compensation system...read more

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July 12, 2004

GET INJURED ON THE JOB – BECOME HOMELESS: INSURERS WON’T PAY FOR CARE Christine de Ortega-Herrera is homeless because she was injured at work and insurance carriers refuse to accept responsibility for her case...read more

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June 10, 2004

NEW LAW CUTS WORKER'S DISABILITY BY 70% - LARRY HILL Larry Hill worked for the City of Santa Rosa for more than twenty years. He suffered on-the-job injuries to his knee and back in 1996. Larry had also injured his knee in 1976...read more

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June 3, 2004

DENYING MEDICAL BENEFITS SB 899 was presented as a compromise that contained not only massive cuts to injured workers’ benefits (no debate here), but also new benefits. The premier benefit was supposedly “immediate” medical care for injured workers – up to $10,000. This provision was meant to insure that workers who had filed a claim would not be subjected to a delay in medical treatment during the time that the claim was being investigated...read more

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June 3, 2004

TREATING DOCTOR'S DECISION IS OVERRULED BY INSURER George Binder is a 45-year-old worker for Waste Management Inc. in Redlands. George’s job was to pick up portable toilets and collect dumpsters. George was injured three years ago while lifting a portable toilet...read more

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May 27, 2004

NEW LAW PENALIZES MOTHERHOOD Thursday , May 27, 2004 Two rounds of cuts in compensation to injured workers are causing harm to California injured workers. Certain groups of injured workers will be harmed more than others. Believe it or not, injured workers who are MOTHERS are especially harmed by the new cutbacks that “apportion” the cause of the injury to pre-existing conditions...read more

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