WV WCC Responds to Challenge Of SB 2013

As requested by the State Supreme Court of Appeals, the West Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission on Monday filed its response to a legal challenge that could have a billion-dollar impact on the fund. "Although this case involves just one claimant, it directly impacts Senate Bill 2013 as a whole and all claims awarded after July 1," said Gregory A. Burton, executive director of the Workers' Compensation Commission. "Our actuaries estimate the potential impact of an adverse ruling in this case at more than $1 billion overall because of the precedent it would set for other, similar cases....