House and Senate Bills Would Increase Attorney Fees

By Peter Mantius, Northern Bureau ChiefA pair of similar bills with bipartisan support in the state House and Senate would substantially raise workers’ compensation attorney fees and various benefit levels for injured workers and cap certain medical costs.The bill in the Republican-controlled Senate, SB 136, is co-sponsored by Sen. Tom Buford (R-Nicholasville) co-chairman of the Committee on Banking and Insurance, and Sen. Dan Seum (R-Fairdale), the majority caucus chair.Its companion bill in the Democrat-controlled House, HB 507, is co-sponsored by Rep. Kevin Sinnette (D-Ashland) and Re...