Election Results Draw General Optimism From Workers’ Comp Community

Thursday, January 6th, 2011 Workers' Compensation

Efforts to open competition. One of the most closely watched election issues for the workers’ comp community was in Washington state. An initiative that would have opened the state’s workers’ comp system to private insurers was defeated despite a strong push by business leaders and workers’ comp insurers. Washington is one of four states with a monopolistic workers’ comp system.

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