California Comp Law Waits On Rules

California officials at this point have no idea when they will finish drawing up the regulations needed to implement the state‘s new workers‘ compensation law after it takes effect Jan. 1, 2004, an official said. “We‘re not talking about this [set of regulations] being ready to go three months from now, but we are busy at work starting the process, said Richard Stevens, spokesperson for the California Division of Workers‘ Compensation, which has the task of drawing up rules required by the new statute. In the interim, “It will take considerable time for the bills‘ cost savings to be achieved,” noted Sam Sorich, president of the Association of California Insurance companies.