Senate Passes Bill Prohibiting State From Forcing Workers to Quit as Settlement Condition

The Colorado Senate passed a bill that would prohibit the state from forcing its injured workers to quit as a condition of settling workers’ compensation claims. The Senate on Wednesday voted 22-8 to pass SB 149, by Sen. Nick Hinrichsen, D-Pueblo. The bill would prohibit the state from suggesting or requiring that a state employee resign when settling a workers’ compensation claim. It would also prohibit settlement conditions that require a worker to agree to never seek employment from the state in the future. The bill was amended before Wednesday’s vote to revise language...