In December, I had a post about discrimination that had been introduced into the Workers' Compensation Legislation introduced in 2004. Because the law allowed doctors to take into consideration 'other factors' that might have contributed to a worker's disability, factors such as osteoporosis in older women were limiting their awards. Other awards considered such factors as age, race, gender, national origin or genetic disposition.

San Francisco Democratic lawmaker, Carole Midgen, has introduced a bill to take away this unfairness. She will hold a press conference at the Capitol tomorrow, February 11th.

Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen