Labor and business reached a settlement on legislation that will raise the caps on workers' compensation claims while limiting administrative costs for employers.
Both sides came together before a joint meeting of the House and Senate commerce committees to announce their support for the bill, which is expected to move quickly through the Legislature.
The final bill was the product of about a year of negotiations on a law that was last changed in 2011, leaving the state with among the lowest caps on workers' compensation claims . . .
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