Gov. Nixon Vetoes Work Comp Claims Database for Employers

By John P. Kamin, ReporterGov. Jay Nixon vetoed a bill on Tuesday that would have created an online workers' compensation claims database because of privacy concerns and the potential to use the database to commit disability discrimination. The governor vetoed Senate Bill 34, by state Sen. Mike Cunningham, R-Rogersville, on Tuesday. The GOP-backed measure would have created an online database that employers could use to check whether job applicants have previously filed workers' compensation claims. Currently, employers can request a job applicant's workers' compensation histor...