The Task Force on Workers’
Compensation Administration will be meeting next Monday, January
22, 2001, to finalize its recommendations to the governor and
legislature.
The decisions of the
task force so far have been very positive for the business community,
but there are three issues outstanding that are very important for
employers.
Please contact the members
of the task force and let them know that you support the following
recommendations:
- limit litigation
by giving judges of compensation claims the ability to review
pay records to determine the average weekly wage without the involvement
of attorneys
- limit litigation
by allowing resolution of medical claims of $5,000 or less without
getting lawyers involved
- privatize the workers’
compensation mediation system, which would provide quicker resolution
of disputes
OTHER
INFORMATION:
A
story on the task force’s remaining deliberations
A
contact list for the task force members
The
executive summary of AIF’s "Workers’ Compensation
Reform Act of 2001"
