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WORKERS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Staff Contact: Ken Pokalsky

Issues and Priorities

Council survey seeks to determine savings of 2007 comp reforms (February 28, 2008)
Rating board announces significant decrease in average workers' compensation premium, assessments (August 1, 2007)
Businesses expected to save $1 billion this year from 20 percent cut in workers' comp rates (July 11, 2007)
State Superintendent of Insurance reviews progress towards administrative workers' comp reforms (April 30, 2007)
With strong praise for the Council, Spitzer signs workers' comp reforms into law (March 13, 2007)
Governor directs agency heads to adopt regulatory workers' compensation reforms (March 13, 2007)
Workers' comp reform bill is approved by the Legislature (March 6, 2007)
The Council has provided a summary of the reforms included in the workers' compensation reform package (March 5, 2006)
Governor Spitzer, legislative leaders announce workers' comp reforms (February 27, 2007)
Workers' comp reform: Finally coming in 2007? (January 24, 2007)
Governor Spitzer's State of the State emphasizes economic revival and government reforms; The Governor's agenda addresses eight of 10 top priorities identified by Council members in a December survey (January 3, 2007)
Governor Spitzer unveils broad 'Renew New York Agenda'; Initiative includes reforms to workers' comp and the Wicks Law, middle-class property-tax relief, and steps to increase energy supplies (January 2, 2007)