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If The Sheet Fits: Zalma on Fox Business News

Will a California hotel union demand that employeres use flat instead of fitted sheets cause an increase in workers' comp claims? American Agent & Broker columnist Barry Zalma sounds off on this video from Fox Business News.

By Laura Mazzuca Toops | Updated on May 17, 2011

The California hotel workers union is promoting a S.B. 432, a bill that would require all state hotels to use flat sheets instead of fitted, maintaining that the heavy lifting required for fitted sheets is causing back injuries for workers. The California Hotel and Lodging Assn., however, argues that the regulation could cost taxpayers in the cash-strapped state $30 million to $50 million. Hotel operators also say flat sheets need to be replaced more often and require new laundering equipment to wash effectively.

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