Employers Oppose Bill to Increase Indemnity Benefits

By Mark Larson, ReporterNew Hampshire employers have lined up against a bill that would increase maximum indemnity benefits to 66 2/3% of the claimant's average weekly wage, which is projected to increase the cost of premiums by 3%.Rep. Herb Richardson, (R-Lancaster), author of House Bill 439, pitched his bill to the Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday with an emotional story of his own personal woes as an injured worker who had trouble returning to work, according to people who attended the hearing. The House of Representatives approved Richardson's bill on Jan. 8.Observers say ...