By Jim Sams, Senior Editorjim@workcompcentral.comWashington Gov. Chris Gregoire intends to bring labor and business groups together to negotiate “improvements” to the workers' compensation system that can be submitted as proposed legislation when lawmakers return to Olympia in January.Glenn Kuper, a spokesman for the governor's office, said Thursday that the governor does not have any specific reforms in mind, but does intend to find out if there is any room for compromise. Business groups began howling for cost savings after the Department of Labor & Industries, which ...
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