NU Online News Service, May 20, 11:31 a.m.EDT--The nationally recognized Workers' CompensationResearch Institute (WCRI), rather than being independent, is a toolof the insurance industry the AFL-CIO charged.
"We are at the point, if we have to, we will withdraw from anyinvolvement in WCRI. We're concerned they are misrepresenting thecondition of workers' compensation," said Robert E. McGarrah Jr.,the AFL-CIO coordinator for workers' compensation.
Mr. McGarrah made his comments in an interview after hisorganization released a letter sharply critical of the 22-year-oldCambridge, Mass.-based research group, calling on it to change themethod and focus of its studies.
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