Bill Eliminating GA Subsequent Injury Fund to Gov

The Georgia Senate Thursday passed and sent to the governor legislation eliminating the outdated and costly state-sponsored workers' compensation Subsequent Injury Trust Fund (SITF). H.B. 1579, introduced at the request of the American Insurance Association (AIA), represents long overdue reform that will benefit employers, carriers and employees. The Georgia SITF, similar to funds in other states, was designed to reduce the impact of large workers' compensation claims in the event a worker with a disability, injured on the job, aggravates a pre-existing impairment. Insurers and self-insured e...