Comp Reform Tackled Across the Nation

Workers' compensation reform packages came in various shapes and sizes this year, from a tune-up in North Carolina to a full overhaul in West Virginia. Illinois passed its first major comp law changes in decades, while Hawaii's governor continued a three-year campaign of futility. Alaska, Illinois, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and West Virginia all approved reforms during the 2005 legislative sessions. Hawaii's Republican Gov. Linda Lingle decided to push through administrative reforms in the Aloha State, prompting lawmakers to approve a bill that stripped her administration of that a...