Although there has been a dramatic drop in the costs to California workers' compensation insurers in the last year, this has yet to be passed on to the state?s employers. A year ago Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a major overhaul of the state?s workers? comp system, and many blame this legislation for the current problems. Labor activists feel that insurers are making excessive profits at the expense of injured workers and are pushing for price caps on policies.
See "Workers' Comp Costs Questioned", Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times, April 25, 2005