Bill to Aid Second Injury Fund Clears House Committee

By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau Chiefbillkidd@texas.netLegislation to help Missouri’s troubled Second Injury Fund continue operations by borrowing from the workers’ compensation administration fund cleared a House of Representatives committee Wednesday.The bill would also declare the surcharge on workers’ compensation premiums, now capped at 3%, to be the sole revenue source for the Fund.Rep. Barney Fisher, R-Richards, author of House Bill 2272 and chairman of the Special Standing Committee on Workforce Development and Workplace Safety, told WorkCompCentral that the legislation ...