Senate OKs Work Comp Director And Labor Leader Blasts Senate Head

Sacramento, CA -- The state Senate has confirmed Governor Schwarzenegger's workers' compensation director despite strong opposition from groups that represent injured workers.

Thursday's 21 to 10 vote came less than 24 hours after Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata of Oakland cast the deciding vote to get the Republican governor's appointment of Andrea Hoch out of committee.

A top labor leader accused Perata of abandoning injured workers in exchange for what he called a political deal with Schwarzenegger.

Perata agreed that regulations issued by Hoch had hurt injured workers, but he said she's only a functionary and that lawmakers needed to negotiate improvements in workers' compensation benefits with the governor.

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