Governor Signs Comp Bill into Law Despite Media Objections

Despite numerous calls for a veto from media outlets around the state, North Carolina Gov. Bev Purdue has signed into law a bill designed to help officials crack down on the some 30,000 employers in the state said to be operating without workers' compensation insurance. According to a July 2 report by the Insurance Journal, the North Carolina Press Association and North Carolina Association of Broadcasters joined the media outlets in their calls for the Governor to veto House Bill 237.Legislators in the state Senate passed the bill on June 14 and members of the House of Repr...