HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 4176 1992-09-14
RESOLUTION NUMBER ~j1~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEAL BEACH, SUPPORTING THE CALIFORNIA
GOVERNOR'S POSITION ON WORKERS COMPENSATION
REFORM
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY RESOLVE:
WHEREAS, the Governor has been supportive of revising workers
compensation for California employers as a cornerstone
to reviving our state's economy; and
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WHEREAS, the Governor's workers' compensation plan is designed
to save California employers $2 billion and provide
injured workers with increased benefits by the
following six points:
1) Repealing the "minimum rate law;"
2) controlling medical costs by allowing employers to
require injured workers without previously designated
personal physicians to seek treatment at a state-
sanctioned.care provider;
3) limiting medical evaluations by making employers
liabile for only one evaluation done by a physician who
has been mutually agreed upon by the employer and the
injured worker;
4) curtailing stress claims by stipulating that
benefits can only be paid when it can be shown that a
sudden and extraordinary job event was the predominant
cause of the stress injury. (Police officers,
firefighters and others with life-threatening jobs
would be excluded from the increased proof threshold).
This plan would also prohibit claims filed as a result
of a personnel action such as demotions or firings;
5) reducing vocational rehabilitation costs by removing
benefits from current workers compensation system; and
6) increasing benefits for injured workers; and
WHEREAS, the City of Seal Beach advocates a closer examination
of workers' compensation laws with specific measures
designed to halt the exodus of both large and small
businesses from the State of California.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Seal Beach to support the Governor of the State of California for
his plan to reform California workers' compensation laws.
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P SED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE City counci~ the
al Bea , t a meeting reof held on the /'~ _ day
, 1992 by ~ followi~~ote:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) 55
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
I, Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution
is a copy of the original Resolution Number ~!"~ on file
in the office of the City Clerk, pa ed, approved and adopted
by the City Council o;~~~ City . al eac at a meeting
thereof held on the ~day of , 19_