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WORKERS COMP REFORMS<br />

SAN FRANCISCO POLICEMAN - Page 25— <strong>October</strong> <strong>1982</strong><br />

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Daly City, CA 94014<br />

AMA WONDERFUL MARKET<br />

776- 1395 - 530 Ellis<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA<br />

by Mike Roos<br />

Majority Floor Leader<br />

Assemblyman, Forty-Sixth District<br />

ANNIE'S HAIR DESIGN<br />

239-8488 - 704 Chenery St.<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong> , C A 94131<br />

Much needed reforms in the workers' compensation<br />

The bill will overturn court case in which employees<br />

system were approved by the State Assembly and were granted a right to sue their employers. It will ARNIE'S LIQUORS<br />

564-2242/564-2198 - 1825 Irving St.<br />

Senate Tuesday, August 17. AB 684 (Young) is a major make the workers' compensation system again the<br />

"exclusive remedy" for work related injuries except in <strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA 94122<br />

benefit/reform package negotiated after many months<br />

of discussion with the insurance industry,<br />

limited<br />

organized<br />

instances.<br />

ART'S CAFE<br />

labor and attorneys representing injured workers.<br />

The instances in which an employee would be al- 665-7440 - 747 Irving St.<br />

The package is a compromise, with major concessions lowed to sue under the "dual capacity" doctrine include <strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA 94122<br />

to the employer community, in exchange for the the following: where an employee is physically asbenefit<br />

increases. It is estimated that the package con- saulted by his employer, where an employee's injury is<br />

AVENUE SWEET SHOP<br />

tains provisions which would result in substantial-aggravated by the employer's fraudulent concealment 468-3300 - 2680 <strong>San</strong> Bruno Ave.<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA 94134<br />

savings in liability and administrative costs to Cali- of the existence of that injury; and where the employee<br />

fornia employers,<br />

is injured by a defective product manufactured by the BAY VIEW GARAGE<br />

Every segment of the workers' compensation com- employer after that particular product is transferred 563-5056 - 3220 Sacramento St.<br />

munity agrees that skyrocketing inflation has serious- for consideration to an independent third party and <strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA 94115<br />

ly undermined the workers' compenation system. The later provided for the employee's use by someone other<br />

BUSINESS FURNITURE & DESIGN, INC.<br />

permanent partial disability rate has not been in- than the employer.<br />

creased for minor injuries, such as finger amputation,<br />

Additionally, the bill allows a civil cause of action by 864-6662 - 2650 18th St.<br />

since 1959, and for major injuries, since 1972.<br />

an employee where injury results from the removal of a<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA 94110<br />

This mesure addresses this problem by increasing safety guard from 'a power press or failure to install CHARLESTON-CLUB<br />

the minimum and maximum parmanent partial dis- such guards on a power press. However, such removal 431-5866 - 10 6th St.<br />

ability rates from the present $30 and $70 per week to or failure to install must have been specifically autho- <strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA<br />

$70 and $140 per week, over a two-year period. The rized by the employer under conditions known by the COACH ROOM<br />

proposal would also increase the minimum and maxi- employer to create a probability of serious injury or<br />

mum temporary and permanent total disability rates death and the employer must live been notified by the<br />

885-4788 - 1060 Geary St.<br />

present $49 and $175 per week to $112 and manufacturer of the power press that the guards were<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA<br />

from th<br />

$224 per week, over,<br />

required.<br />

a two-year period. In<br />

COLLIERS<br />

addition,<br />

BAR-B-QUE<br />

served on the conference committee which drafted 585-6568 - 1516 Ocean St.<br />

death benefits are raised from the present maximum of<br />

the final bill. AB 684 then passed the Assembly with <strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA 94112<br />

$75,000 to $95,000 over the two-year period.<br />

The package' also increases the penalties for serious<br />

my active support and the assistance of the Assembly<br />

CRAIG'S CLEANERS<br />

and willful misconduct of the employer by removing Democratic - 731-2888 leadership.<br />

- 954 Irving St.<br />

the current $10,000 maximum penalty. However, the<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA<br />

bill makes minor changes in the legal standard ofhe<br />

CRESCENT WHARF & WAREHOUSE<br />

conduct, necessary to impose employer liability for Mike Roos<br />

serious and willful misconduct.<br />

. Majority Floor Leader 397-4236 - 465 California #300<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA<br />

I-<br />

I-<br />

XANADU<br />

Gallery'<br />

1772 Union Street<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong> Ca 94123<br />

441-5211<br />

Southern <strong>San</strong>dwich<br />

& Loaf House<br />

2606 Sutter Street<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA 94115<br />

567-0498<br />

Time Savings<br />

and Loan<br />

<strong>Association</strong><br />

2193 Filmore St.<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong> CA<br />

929-9000<br />

DAVE'S OLYMPIC SERVICE STATION<br />

9'ti7Acfl - c;ii 14,rQhrra fl1iu'I<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA<br />

DESIGN WORKSHOPS<br />

863-8250 -5-7-Columbia Sq.<br />

<strong>San</strong> F r ancisco. .C4-9,4IQ3.<br />

DOWNTOWN<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA<br />

EARLY CAL-ARTISTIC IRON WORKS<br />

647-1254 - 1877 Oakdale Ave.<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA 94124<br />

EL PLEBEYO RESTAURANT<br />

626-1523 - 301 Valencia<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA<br />

ESRIK QUALITY CLEANING<br />

346-0626/346-0324 - 2429 California St.<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA<br />

EVES GARDEN OF BEAUTY<br />

239 -9973 - 966 Geneva Ave.<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA 94112<br />

FELIX TAI REALTY<br />

668-9600 - 139 4th Ave.<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA 94118<br />

FIRESIDE REALTY<br />

922-3315 - 3048 Filmore<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA 94123<br />

FIVE HAPPINESS RESTAURANT<br />

386-9670 - 309 Clement St.<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA 94118<br />

G AND H LIQUORS<br />

776-9285 - 201 Jones<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA<br />

GIORGIO'S PIZZERIA<br />

668-1266 - 151 Clement St.<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA 94118<br />

GOLDEN RULE LAUNDRY<br />

861-1378 - 624 Laguna<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA 94102<br />

GOURMET CAFE<br />

621-7447 - 490 Mc Callister<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA<br />

HANDY STOP MARKET<br />

431 -4314 - 697 S. Van Ness<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA<br />

HUNAN RESTAURANT<br />

956-7727 - 924 <strong>San</strong>some<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA 94111<br />

INDIGO RARE RUGS & TEXTILES<br />

771 -0442 - 2340 Polk St.<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>, CA<br />

on<br />

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