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Charge_to_MLAC_6_1996.htm |
He states,
"At one point last session I felt compelled to characterize the workers'
compensation system as the "Bosnia" of Oregon politics. This climate has
created a landscape littered with employee corpses along the way." |
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Change_of_Opinion_in_1998.htm |
Quotes
include, "Other states recognize Oregon as a leader in developing a successful,
responsible workers' compensation system" and "This
kind of success doesn't come from playing politics or trying to evade responsibility." |
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Governor_appoints_panel.htm |
Employers
have saved nearly $5 billion in workers' comp insurance premiums since 1990.
Labor representatives complained that legislative reforms have shut too
many injured workers out of the system in an effort to cut costs. |
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Kitzhaber_Revisits.htm |
Gov. John
Kitzhaber says in 1999 that a new law to reform workers compensation has
cut accidents and employer costs, but could deprive many injured workers
of benefits. |
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SB_369.htm |
In 1995,
the Oregon Legislature made null an Oregon Supreme Court ruling giving injured
employees the right to sue employers if they are denied workers' comp. benefits.
In 2001, the Court once again ruled the prohibition unconstitutional. |
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Taking_Stock_of_Kitzhaber.htm |
The Willamette
Week writes in 1998, "By signing a Republican-authored workers' compensation
reform bill, Gov. Kitzhaber raised doubts about his commitment to working
people." |
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