Employer-backed workers’ compensation reform bills will not get a hearing in the Washington state House of Representatives and the only way the measures will be considered is if they’re part of budget negotiations at the end of the legislative session, according to Rep. Matt Manweller.Manweller, a Republican from Ellensburg, said the chairman of the House Labor and Workforce Development Committee – Rep. Mike Sells, D-Tacoma – decided not to hold a hearing on measures that would lower or eliminate the age requirement for structured settlements and allow employers to sche...
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