Legislature Sends Gov. Davis a Workers’ Comp Bill He Can Sign

The California state Legislature passed a workers' compensation benefit increase bill Monday and Gov. Davis, after vetoing increase legislation in the past, said he would sign this version. The bill, AB 749, will cost employers between $2.5 billion and $3.5 billion per year, according to various estimates. Davis insisted on reforms that could save an estimated $1 billion to $1.5 billion of that.The AB 749 vote was spli