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Labor/Employment

May 5, 2007

Hurt Workers Lose Out on Higher Awards

California workers hurt on the job lost their bid for bigger compensation awards Thursday, as the state Supreme Court handed a win to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and business interests.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      California workers hurt on the job lost their bid for bigger compensation awards Thursday, as the state Supreme Court handed a win to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and business interests.
      The unanimous high court concluded that a scheme it set in 1976 for calculating workers' compensation claims remains valid. The justices rejected worker arguments ...

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