Senate Approves Comp Overhaul Bill, Returns It to House

By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefThe Michigan state Senate passed legislation to overhaul the state's workers' compensation law on a 20-16 vote late Wednesday, sending the bill back to the House of Representatives for approval of changes.House Bill 5002 by Rep. Bradford Jacobsen, R-Oxford, was approved by a Senate committee on Wednesday morning and sent to the Senate, where it received final passage in the evening.Police and fire department employees would be exempted from some provisions of the Senate plan.Republicans supporting HB 5002 said the bill could discourage fraud and encour...