Federalization of Workers' Comp?

Could federal oversight of state workers’ comp systems be on the horizon? Although politically unlikely, some Congressional Democrats are proposing that. In an Oct. 20 letter to U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, 10 U.S. senators and representatives call for Perez to “strengthen oversight of state workers’ compensation programs by using the agency’s expertise and authorities.” They propose that, "In particular, we would welcome a report from the department on how it will reinstitute oversight of state workers’ compensation programs, what areas it inten...