After Chair Wants to Wait, Committee Approves Hand and Foot Benefits

The New Jersey Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee has approved Senate Bill 782, with some minor amendments, after hearing testimony from insurers and worker advocates. The bill, which would significantly raise benefits for workers who suffer serious hand and foot injuries, was discussed for almost an hour in the committee hearing on Monday. After testimony had concluded, the bill's co-sponsor and committee chair, Sen. Paul Sarlo, D-Wood-Ridge, said he wanted to make sure the governor would sign it "before I move it any further." After the audio broadcast&...