Tag: Workers’ Compensation
Tag: Workers’ Compensation
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Keeping the Promise: State Solutions for Government Pension Reform
Navigating the difficult waters of unfunded liabilities and public pension reform can be a daunting task, which is why the American Legislative Exchange Council Center for State Fiscal Reform has…
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Workers’ Compensation as Exclusive Remedy Resolution
Workers’ Compensation as Exclusive Remedy Resolution Summary ALEC’s Workers’ Compensation as Exclusive Remedy Resolution reasserts the traditional no-fault principle upon which the system is based. Model Resolution {Title} WHEREAS,…
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Employer Standing Act
Employer Standing Act Summary The Employer Standing Act gives employers legal standing before the appropriate board or commission to dispose of a workers’ compensation…
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Workplace Drug Testing Act
Workplace Drug Testing Act Summary ALEC’s model Workplace Drug Testing Act provides that an employer may test for drugs and alcohol in accordance with provisions in the Act, and…
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Workers’ Compensation Medical Records Disclosure Act
Workers’ Compensation Medical Records Disclosure Act Summary Current legislative proposals to protect the privacy of individually identifiable financial and medical information severely restrict, or do not sufficiently address, the…
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Workers’ Compensation Fraud Warning Act
Workers’ Compensation Fraud Warning Act Summary The Workers’ Compensation Fraud Warning Act authorizes an insurer or self-insured employer to provide notice to an injured worker on or with a…
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Public Employee “Other Post-Employment Benefit” Plans
A Case for Shifting to the Defined Contribution Approach State and local employee benefits are 69 percent higher than those of employees in the private sector. Taxpayers want to know:…
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State Pension Funds Fall Off a Cliff
Executive Summary This study examines different measures of historical and current funding shortfalls in state pension plans. Two case studies are examined in greater depth to explore some…