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Committee advances workers’ compensation bill to prevent bid disqualification based solely on experience modifier
Summary
The committee approved an amended House Bill 1214 that prevents public and private bid specifications from disallowing a bid solely because an employer’s workers’ compensation experience modification rate exceeds a threshold; the bill also leaves other contracting discretion intact.
The Senate Insurance Committee approved an amended House Bill 1214 that prohibits contract solicitations from excluding a bidder solely because the bidder’s workers’ compensation experience modification (mod) exceeds a specified level.
Representative Layman, speaking for the bill, described a scenario in which a trucking employer was effectively barred from bidding because…
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