GOP Lawmakers Pushing Advisory Council for Reforms

By John P. Kamin, ReporterHistorically, Wisconsin lawmakers have accepted the recommendations of the state's advisory councils on workers' compensation and unemployment compensation to fix problems with those systems. That tradition has arguably been a success for workers' comp − the Work Loss Data Institute gave Wisconsin a solid "B" on its annual report card that measures costs versus outcomes in 2012, premium rates have been stable and more than 95% of employers in the state are able to buy insurance in the voluntary market.But Republican lawmakers changed their relationsh...