The dismissals of four employees who questioned how North Dakota’s workers compensation agency was being run showed a state law intended to guard against such firings is almost useless, a state senator believes. Sen. Tracy Potter, D-Bismarck, asked the Senate …
North Dakota drivers’ minimum required insurance coverage for accidents hasn’t changed in 24 years and should be raised, the state House narrowly decided after debating whether motorists could afford the increase. “We talk about wanting people to have higher and …
North Dakota’s House has endorsed limiting the governor’s power to set workers’ compensation rates, with supporters saying the change will counteract business pressure for unjustified reductions. “It is important from a policy standpoint … that we do everything to protect …
North Dakota Rep. Lawrence Klemin recalls the driver who pulled alongside him at a stoplight recently, eyes down, thumbs frantically working a tiny keyboard that was propped on the steering wheel. “When the stoplight changed to green, they took off, …
North Dakota’s former workers compensation director has been convicted on the more serious of two felony charges that he misspent public funds. It carries a possible 10-year prison term. Sandy Blunt’s attorney, Michael Hoffman, said his client will appeal. He …
North Dakota’s workers compensation agency plans to resume using independent judges to review disputes over benefits for workers who are hurt on the job, its director says. Two attorneys who represent injured workers suggested the change was influenced by a …
A former North Dakota workers’ compensation director and a one-time state House majority leader are among those interested in serving as a temporary chief executive at Workforce Safety and Insurance, agency directors said. Another potential candidate, Heidi Heitkamp, a former …
N.H. commissioner weighs in on North Dakota insurance legislation Received by Newsfinder from AP Oct 16, 2007 19:34 Eastern Time Editors Note NH angle in 4th graf. By DALE WETZEL Associated Press Writer BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ A national insurance …
A proposed $53.3 million budget for North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency no longer has a $50,000 party fund, lawmakers say. House and Senate negotiators removed the fund from the Workforce Safety and Insurance agency’s two-year spending bill, said Sen. Rich …
North Dakota GOP senators have moved to repudiate a proposal, floated by House Republicans, to allow a $50,000 “party fund” for the state’s workers compensation agency. The House Republican majority leader said he did not expect it to survive. Sen. …
