Employer Advocates Say Advisory Council Stacked in Favor of Labor

An outgoing legislator who used to run the state Office of Workers’ Compensation, a current lawmaker, a defense attorney and an insurer group all say the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council has become too partisan and is stacked against employers. Rep. Chris Broadwater is leaving office by March 1 to spend more time with his family, according to his resignation letter. In a telephone interview Monday, the insurance defense attorney said the advisory council had become one-sided. “There is a perception that it is stacked against employers, and that makes it...