Workers Comp Reform Bill Dies

An attempt to reduce workers compensation benefits for senior citizens who get Social Security checks is dead for lack of action in a Senate committee.

The proposal, sponsored by the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry, was one in a package of proposals being pushed by the state’s largest business lobby and others to reform Idaho’s workers compensation system.

It would have applied only to workers between the ages of 60 and 65 and to those who suffer a permanent disability within five years before becoming entitled to full Social Security benefits.

, DataTimes