The New York AFL-CIO is backing legislation filed during the final weeks of the 2015 session of the New York Legislature that would overhaul the regulation of independent medical examinations, increase injured worker benefits and double the cost of diagnostic services for which doctors must obtain prior approval.
New York Assembly Labor Committee Chairwoman Michelle R. Titus, D-Far Rockaway, and Senate Labor Committee Chairman Jack Martins, R-Mineola, filed legislation last Tuesday that lays out a broad union agenda for workers' compensation reform.
The bills are staunchly opposed by the...
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