EDITOR'S notebook

Started by his father as a stat shop in 1969 with one employee (who, by the way, still works for the company), the now 70-worker shop has always prided itself on taking good care of its employees. Paying 100 percent of health insurance premiums for workers and their families, G2 has seen its health insurance costs rise 23 percent since January alone. Worker's comp rates have doubled in the past two years. There are unreasonable state regulations regarding overtime. And even the family/medical leave laws in California require employers to hold a worker's job after six months off.