By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefIf Missouri's Republican Legislature is determined to pass a law to protect employers from occupational-disease and co-worker liability lawsuits, they're probably going to have to override a veto from Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon when they return Tuesday from spring break.The alternative is to be satisfied with a statute that Democrats support.Business and labor leaders who monitor legislation told WorkCompCentral they expect Nixon to veto Senate Bill 572 by Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, which would require a two-thirds vote of both the Senate and the ...
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