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Senate committee rejects bill to raise workers’ compensation attorney fee caps
Summary
The Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee voted down Senate Bill 287, which would have raised caps on attorney fees in denied-workers-compensation medical appeals; proponents said the change would help injured workers get timely care, opponents warned it would drive litigation costs up.
Senate Bill 287, a proposal to raise caps on attorney fees in certain workers’ compensation appeals, failed in the Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee after public testimony and a roll-call vote.
The bill’s sponsor, Senator Payton, said the measure would restore a $5,000 cap for attorneys representing injured workers and raise appellate caps previously set at lower amounts, arguing the change would help workers…
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