Reform Could Reach Delaware House This Month

Scarcely six months after Gov. Ruth Ann Minner threatened to force lawmakers back into session over workers' compensation reform, a compromise appears poised for introduction to the Delaware House. Joe Weik, who represents the Delaware Trial Lawyers Association, said a compromise bill could reach the floor of the House this month. Minner backed off on her call to force lawmakers back into daily session until they passed workers' compensation reform last summer. Instead, a bi-partisan group of lawmakers called a series of four-hour meetings with the AFL-CIO, the trial lawyers, defense ...