A West Virginia newspaper on Saturday against the six-figure checks handed out to state workers' compensation employees who cashed in their sick leave while taking positions with the newly privatized Brick Street Insurance Co.
The Beckley Register-Herald said only public-service employees would be allowed to essentially be paid double 18 days a year. The full editorial follows:
For the past few years, we urged state government to get out of the insurance business and privatize the workers' compensation system, which was deeply in debt.
Alas, that has been accomplished. On Thursday, Gov...
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