Christie Vetoes COLA Bill for PTD Claimants

Businesses are burdened enough in New Jersey without millions of dollars in workers' compensation surcharges being piled on them, the state's governor and Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie says. In a detailed reasoning behind the veto of a bill that passed both houses of the New Jersey Legislature, Gov. Christie described it as well intentioned but unacceptable. The bill argued for a cost-of-living increase for workers permanently disabled and the survivors of those killed in workplace accidents. Christie signed off on, or vetoed, dozens of bills Monday, including...