Federal Interest in Comp Making Some Nervous, but Quick Action Unlikely

One day after the U.S. Department of Labor released its first report on workers' compensation in 12 years, claimants attorneys were hoping, and conservatives were dreading, that the federal government is moving to take control. But one law professor says federalization of workers' comp is a long shot, and another professor said that for the near term, the most that can be expected is appointment of another national commission to study workers' comp and make recommendations. The last commission made its recommendations 44 years ago. “I doubt that workers’ compensation ...