Bills Would Cut ALJ Terms in Half, Require More Performance Reviews

As if dealing with an unwanted houseguest who won't leave, Missouri lawmakers are now trying another route to limit an administrative law judge’s time in office. But workers’ compensation attorneys are warning that two bills pre-filed in the legislature this month that would slash ALJs’ terms, from 12 years to six — and to two years for some current judges — are blunt instruments that could result in a generation of judges whose terms are up before they’re fully steeped in comp law. “An uneducated judge is going to commit more ...