MLAC Preparing to Review 2022 Legislative Proposals

Oregon’s Management-Labor Advisory Committee is preparing to review proposals for the 2022 legislative session that would affect the state’s workers’ compensation system. The committee tentatively scheduled meetings for Jan. 21 and Jan. 28 to discuss legislative proposals. MLAC was created as part of 1990 reforms to serve as a venue for labor and management to deliberate pending legislative and regulatory changes. Lawmakers are not required to defer to the committee’s recommendations, but they typically don’t consider any changes to the comp system that aren&rsq...