Hand-and-Foot Bill Headed to Full Senate

The New Jersey Senate Labor Committee last week approved legislation that would provide a 39% increase in workers' compensation benefits for workers who lose the use of a hand and a 52% increase in benefits for the loss of a foot.The Labor Committee voted 3-1 to approve Senate 1134. The bill now goes to the full Senate.Gov. Chris Christie vetoed similar legislation in 2011 and said the issue needs further study.New Jersey Manufacturing Insurance Co., the state's largest workers' compensation carrier, testified at the hearing that benefits are adjusted each year based on an annual u...