Resources
"10 New laws for motorists" AAA newsletter, Jan/Feb 2008
"Preventing Needless Work Disability by Helping People Stay Employed" by American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
"Section by Section Summary of SB 899" by Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation
"Workers' Compensation in California, A Guidebook for Injured Workers" by California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation
"Questions to Ask Your Broker", a list of 16 questions to ask your broker
Websites
Work Comp Central, "keeping professionals informed since 1999.
Workers' Comp Executive, The Workers' Comp Executive is published 22 times per year and is the journal of record for the workers' comp community in California.
An Unhealthy America: The Economic Burden of Chronic Disease, shows the current treatment costs of seven chronic diseases (cancers, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, stroke, mental disorders and pulmonary conditions) and the economic impacts of lost workdays and lower employee productivity across all 50 states and the nation as a whole. It also takes an unprecedented look at how much these costs are expected to skyrocket as America's population ages -- and the drain on businesses and the economy.