Supporters of a bill to ban civil lawsuits alleging bad faith in the handling of workers' compensation claims have decided to shelve the legislation, the Associated Press reported.House Bill 2455 by Rep. Eddie Farnsworth, R-Gilbert, proposed to amend Arizona Revised Statutes Section 23-930 to establish that allegations of bad-faith practices in adjusting workers' comp claims are within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Industrial Commission. The bill would also have increased penalties against insurers and employers found to have committed bad-faith practices to $1,000 if the complaini...
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