Lawmakers to Begin Considering Impacts of Supreme Court's Protz Decision

The House Labor & Industry Committee will hold an informational meeting on the state Supreme Court’s Protz decision and its expected impacts. The meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in Room 60 of the Capitol’s East Wing and will be broadcast. In Mary Ann Protz v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Derry Area School District), the high court said Section 306(a.2) of the Workers’ Compensation Act is an impermissible delegation of legislative authority to the American Medical Association. The 6-1 ruling on June 20 blocks impairment rating evaluations (...