– Employer Seeks to Overturn Change to Death Benefits Statute

Six Flags Inc. and its third-party administrator are suing to overturn a recently enacted statute to the California workers' comp laws that permits payment of benefits to heirs if a decedent leaves no dependents. If left in place, attorneys say, the statute could cost employers big bucks and jack premiums sky-high.The case involves Bantita Rackchamroon, a native of Thailand, who worked for Six Flags amusement park when in April 2004 she was tragically killed while inspecting one of the