Opinion
Fix needed for California’s QME physician system
A California construction worker with his tool belt on a job site. (Photo: Erickson Stock, via Shutterstock)OPINION: In 1911, California passed a constitutional amendment that created the foundation for our modern system of workers’ compensation, and since that time numerous laws have been passed to keep California at the forefront of worker protection. Yet, today, California is failing the workers that it is supposed to protect, and they sometimes must wait months, if not years, to get the care and coverage that they are entitled to.