Alliance Pushing for Major Changes to Laws and Regulations

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefThe New York Workers' Compensation Alliance released an ambitious agenda for legislative and regulatory change Thursday, including new initiatives involving the state's six-month old medical treatment guidelines and reopening registration for World Trade Center responders.Robert Grey, chairman of the claimants' attorneys' group, said he expects to see major gains from bills pending in the New York Legislature and a series of draft regulations at the State Workers' Compensation Board (SWCB)."I think there is an excellent chance that s...