ORLANDO, FLA.--The number of bills introduced in state legislatures this year to change workers' compensation laws soared by 60 percent, but few measures have passed, an industry group reported.
The lawmaking activity was a topic during a workshop on regulatory and legislative trends at the National Council on Compensation Insurance Annual Issues Symposium here yesterday.
Helen Westervelt, NCCI president of regulatory services, said the number of workers' comp-related measures in state legislatures hit 7,372 this year, compared with 4,500 last year.
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