February 9, 2009
  Source:  WorkInjury.com, National Underwriter
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Former Fed WC Commission Chairman Thinks New Fed WC Bill Has Good Chance   We reported last week about a new bill in the House of Representatives which would set up a national commission to review workers' compensation systems throughout the country. It was introduced by Represetative Joe Baca (D-California) and you can read more about it by CLICKING HERE. In a recent interview, the former chairman of a similar federal commission created 36 years ago during the Nixon administration to examine the health of the country's workers' compensation systems thinks the new bill has a good chance of passage. John F. Burton of Rutgers University was the head of the former federal commission formed for reasons similar to those mentioned with this new legislation. He feels that, with the strong support of the California applicants' bar and others interested in liberalizing the state's system decimated by SB 899, the federal measure may pass and, if it did, could result in significant changes in California and other states. To read more about Mr. Burton's analysis of the new bill, → CLICK HERE.    [If links don't work, let us know!]

 

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