ACIC COMMENDS GOV. SCHWARZ-ENEGGER FOR ADDRESSING WC ISSUES:

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has displayed strong leadership in addressing workers’ compensation issues by calling the California Legislature into special session to enact further cost-saving reforms to the state’s workers’ compensation system, according to the Association of California Insurance Companies. Reforms approved by the Legislature and signed into law earlier this year represent important first steps in revitalizing California’s beleaguered workers’ compensation system, according to ACIC President Sam Sorich. Among the specific issues ACIC would like to see addressed in the special legislative session are: permanent partial disability benefits, legal costs and administrative costs.