Lawmakers Consider Doubling Comp Benefits for Employer Misconduct

Lawmakers in Rhode Island are considering a bill that would double the workers' compensation “remedy” for a worker who is injured as the result of willful misconduct by the employer. S.B. 2689, introduced Friday, states that such “willful misconduct by an employer involves deliberate or intentional wrongdoing with knowledge of, or wanton and reckless disregard of one’s safety, knowing that injury to a person will probably result.” The bill, which would go into effect immediately, was sent to the Senate Labor Committee. Business Insurance is a sister publica...