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  • CA: Down to the wire

    04/16/2004 10:26:44 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 10 replies · 185+ views
    OC Register ^ | 4/16/04 | Jim Hinch and John Gittelsohn
    SACRAMENTO – A workers' comp reform deal headed for likely passage today nearly fell apart hours before a key deadline, when Senate Leader John Burton, D-San Francisco, stormed out of the governor's office, barking, "Hey, man, no hard feelings, I can't (expletive) do this." Burton had approached Schwarzenegger on Wednesday morning with a last-minute request from organized labor representatives that employees be able to choose their own doctors for treating on-the-job injuries. Schwarzenegger balked - he preferred his plan, which required employees to select from an employer-approved pool of doctors. Burton said he thought to himself, "'I can't do it...