House Approves Revising Workers' Comp ALJ Selection Process

The Kansas House of Representatives has passed and sent to the state Senate legislation that would give employers greater control over the selection of workers' compensation judges.House Bill 2531, sponsored by the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, would revise the current process for selecting the administrative law judges who hear disputed workers compensation and unemployment insurance cases.Currently, nominations are made by the Administrative Law Judge Nominating and Review Committee, which is comprised of two members: one appointed by the Kansas Chamber of Commerc...