How Will Business React in New Workers Comp Battle?
The workers comp issue is likely to heat up in the legislature — again. The big question this time: How many businesses will fight and how many will run right out of the state? A week ago, Sacramento Bee columnist, Dan Walters, wrote about the perennial struggle over workers compensation. Labor unions, employers, insurers, attorneys […]
Status Quo-Worshipping CTA Rejects Tax Plan
Crossposted at Calwhine (Editor’s Note: Calwhine is a new internet site on California politics launched today published and written by San Diego Union Tribune editorial writer and former host of KOGO Radio’s “Top Story” weeknight news talk show, Chris Reed. Check it out. http://www.calwhine.com/) The report that the California Teachers Association had rejected a plan […]
The Folly of Debt
As debt issues in Europe continue to plague the world markets, European nations teeter on complete fiscal collapse. Similarly, many U.S. states are likewise under immense fiscal pressures because of their debt. Annual budget gimmicks and accounting tricks utilized by state governments often result in an unrealistic portrayal of the state’s actual financial situation. These […]
Another Class Action, Really?
I know some of you may wonder why CALA pays attention to class action lawsuits and their absurd settlements when there are so many types of lawsuit abuse out there. Well, partly it is because class action lawsuits offer huge opportunities for trial lawyers to abuse our legal system and in the end it costs […]