Bill Would Authorize Two Additional Board Members for WCF

A Utah lawmaker introduced legislation that would allow the Workers' Compensation Fund board of directors add two new members. Val L. Peterson Seven directors serve on the board for the Workers' Compensation Fund. House Bill 230, by Rep. Val. L. Peterson, R-Orem, would allow as many as nine directors to serve on the board. The board would have to determine by a unanimous vote that the business needs of the carrier are best served by the expansion. And the majority of directors would have to be policyholders after the increase under the terms of Peterson's bill. The measu...