Reform of the New York workers' compensation system should include an increase in payments to injured workers and changes to make the process of securing benefits less adversarial, according to an agent group study.

The findings by the Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. in Glenmont, N.Y. were unveiled today as proposals for legislative reform are in legislative limbo.

Republican Gov. George Pataki had included a revision of the comp system among his January budget proposals, but they were removed in the course of negotiations with the Democrat-controlled Assembly and Republican-dominated Senate.

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