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Committee adopts hybrid amendment and advances bill changing hearings-officer qualifications at labor department
Summary
The committee adopted a hybrid amendment to SB 569 that removes a strict workers'‑compensation experience requirement for hearings officers while giving hiring preference to licensed attorneys; the committee voted 16–0 to report the bill 'ought to pass' with the amendment after Department of Labor testimony.
The House Executive Departments and Administration Committee unanimously adopted a hybrid amendment to Senate Bill 569 and voted to report the bill "ought to pass" as amended, changing how hearings officers at the Department of Labor are qualified and hired.
Ken Merrifield, commissioner of the Department of Labor, told the committee that appeals from hearing officers in workers' compensation cases go to the compensation appeals board and then to the state Supreme Court, providing a review path. He said recruitment for hearings officers…
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