[Smlr_net] U.S. Lawmakers Call for More Oversight of Workers’ Comp

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Title: U.S. Lawmakers Call for More Oversight of Workers’ Comp Source: ProPublica Author: Michael Grabell and Howard Berkus

*Date:* Nov 5, 201*5*

*Summary:* Ten prominent Democratic lawmakers, including presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, are urging the U.S. secretary of labor to come up with a plan to ensure that state workers’ compensation programs are properly caring for injured workers. The lawmakers’ letter https://www.propublica.org/documents/item/2465674-letter-from-federal-lawmakers-to-labor-on.html, sent Tuesday, was prompted by an investigation https://www.propublica.org/article/the-demolition-of-workers-compensation by ProPublica and NPR, which found that more than 30 states have cut benefits to injured workers, created daunting hurdles to getting medical care or made it more difficult for workers with certain injuries and illnesses to qualify. Link: bit.ly/1PcspOT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary@work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library