DWC Hearings to Proceed as Scheduled despite Government Shutdown

The Alaska Division of Workers' Compensation said hearings and appeals will proceed as scheduled in the event that the current legislative standoff over a 2016 budget results in a partial shutdown of the government in July. Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has warned that the state government will shut down if lawmakers don't approve a budget for the upcoming fiscal year by July 1.  If that happens, the DWC said the Workers' Compensation Board and Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission will still hold hearings as scheduled. The division also said it would continue to process cl...