Business Groups See GOP Sweep as Ticket to Comp Reform

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefNorth Carolina business groups are eyeing Republican control of the General Assembly for the first time since 1868 as an opportunity to push through workers' compensation reforms long sought by employers, stakeholders said Monday.No legislation has been filed, but reform talks appear to be heading toward imposing the first cap on temporary total disability benefits in state history.The reforms are being drafted by the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce and the Employers' Coalition of North Carolina, The Employers Association, West Carolina Indus...