BillsWatch Posted September 1, 2013 Posted September 1, 2013 http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/31/5697371/california-poised-to-adopt-workers.html#mi_rss=Raiders No word if they will also limit taxes of players who play in California as well but I doubt it. By the thousands, professional athletes from around the country are seeking medical care or money through California's workers' compensation system for brain trauma and other injuries suffered on the playing field. Conrad Dobler, an all-pro offensive lineman for the St. Louis Cardinals and other teams in the late 1970s, has had nine knee replacements since retirement. Unable to file in the three states where he played because the statutes of limitation had run out and denied coverage under the NFL's private disability programs, Dobler filed a claim against his former teams in California in 2009. Last year, after numerous exams, depositions and hearings, Dobler was found to be 99 percent disabled with numerous injuries including "post-traumatic head syndrome." He was awarded about $120,000 plus lifetime medical care for his injuries from the Buffalo Bills, his last team, state records show. Workers' compensation is a system of employer-funded private insurance that offers medical care and monetary awards to injured workers, who in turn give up their right to sue. States administer these programs, determining whether claimed injuries are legitimate and, if so, their degree of severity. Evidently that last paragraph quoted is not exactly correct since they are claiming AND suing. And players do not contribute to these funds despite contributing to head traumas such as when Conrad Doblar kicked an opponent player in the head. http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/dirtiest/players.html
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