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Committee advances bill giving $250 workers'‑comp premium credit to veteran‑owned businesses and allows WSI to send appealable decisions electronically
Summary
The committee passed Senate Bill 2046 as amended to add surviving spouses to a one‑time $250 premium credit for veteran‑ or Guard‑owned businesses and to authorize Workforce Safety and Insurance to issue appealable decisions electronically when the agency's IT upgrades allow it.
The Senate Industry and Business Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 2046 as amended after hearing from Workforce Safety and Insurance (WSI) and the Department of Veterans Affairs about a small, one‑time workers'‑comp premium credit for veteran entrepreneurs and related technical updates to WSI’s notice processes.
Anne Green, WSI director of legal services, told the committee SB2046 has two parts: a premium relief option that would provide “any active member of the North Dakota National Guard or a veteran defined under North Dakota law” a workers'‑comp premium credit “of up to $250,” and a technical change to allow WSI to deliver appealable dispute…
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