The close of the New York state Legislature's regular session is next week, leaving a slim chance that meaningful workers' compensation reform will be enacted this year, according to a report in the Albany Business Review.
The journal reported Monday that opposition within the state Assembly and from labor has derailed Gov. George Pataki's reform proposal, which had the backing of the state Senate.
The legislative director for Senate Labor Committee Chairman George Maziarz said that the sides are not negotiating on the governor's package, though a labor spokesman for the AFL-CIO said his g...
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