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Senate moves forward on bill to standardize workers'comp coverage for self'employed and small firms
Summary
Senate Bill 135 would require business owners and self'employed persons without employees to carry workers'compensation policies while allowing them to exclude themselves from coverage; backers say it brings consistency and protects workers, and the chamber advanced the bill by roll call (27 ayes).
Senators debated Senate Bill 135, a proposal to require persons who operate businesses without employees to maintain workers'compensation policies while permitting them to exclude themselves from coverage. The sponsor said the change addresses an inconsistency: currently, officers or partners in entities with…
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