Committee Ponders How to Notify Workers of Benefits' End, 15 Years Later

An advisory committee tasked with outlining the implementation of a major workers' compensation reform bill will meet again July 30, just three weeks after its last gathering. At its meeting last week, the regulatory advisory committee explored ways to make sure injured workers are notified that their 15 years of medical benefits are about to expire — one of the key changes required by House Bill 2. Some claimants' attorneys have worried that workers may not be properly notified about the end of their benefits when the new, 780-week period draws to a close, and won'...