Employers Undecided, Others Opposed to Gov.'s Plan to Split up Comp Agency

On its face, the budget Gov. Scott Walker proposed on Tuesday cuts up the Division of Workers’ Compensation and sends the pieces to different departments. But to opponents – including representatives of claimants and payers – the governor's plan is an attack on a key component of the workers’ compensation that has kept the state efficient and stable while others have ridden waves of reform. The budget bill does not appear to propose any cutbacks in the number of remote hearing locations, a reduction in the number of administrative law judges or elimination of ...