House Passes Measure to Create Dedicated Work Comp Administrative Fund

The Mississippi House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a measure that would create a dedicated fund to pay for administrating the state’s workers’ compensation system. The House on Wednesday voted 114-2 to pass HB 547, by Rep. Chris Brown, R-Nettleton. The bill would create the Administrative Expense Fund to finance operations of the Workers’ Compensation Commission. HB 547 would redirect assessments levied on insurers and self-insured employers each year, as well as other fines, penalties or surcharges collected by the commission, into the new administrative...