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sfinn@wvgazette.com If the Republicans were in charge of the state Legislature, they'd cut taxes, pass tort reforms, and privatize the Workers' Compensation system. State Republican leaders laid out their legislative agenda Monday,... Published: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 Words: 511
in January to privatize the state-run system. The first step is the creation of a mutual insurance company called Brickstreet, which will take over most of the employees and customers of the state-run system. The debts of the old workers'... Published: Friday, December 09, 2005 Words: 865
announced Monday. Manchin will call lawmakers into session at 6 p.m. Sunday to make changes in legislation passed in January to privatize the Workers' Compensation system. The session probably will not last more than two days. "If we... Published: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 Words: 350
CORRECTION A Wednesday Gazette story mischaracterized the state Workers’ Compensation Commission’s relationship with Fifth Third Bank. The commission is not “urging” employees to open accounts with the bank, but has simply agreed to... Published: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 Words: 488
BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. may have improperly spent $3.5 million in state funds since it began to privatize the state's 92-year-old Workers' Compensation Fund. The state Insurance Commission estimates that BrickStreet improperly... Published: Sunday, May 06, 2007 Words: 826
provide workers' compensation coverage to businesses unable to obtain insurance on the open market. Moore The state's workers' compensation system has become less of a benefit program for West Virginia workers and more of a severely... Published: Friday, April 16, 2004 Words: 6514
Speaker Bob Kiss says the reason is simple: It's unnecessary. Last summer's law overhauling the insurance system for injured workers required a new oversight board to provide lawmakers with a report on privatization by June 2006. "We... Published: Thursday, January 08, 2004 Words: 453
costs equaled 1.4 percent of payroll. Shortly after he took office in January, Gov. Joe Manchin pushed for the Legislature to privatize workers' compensation in West Virginia. His predecessors and lawmakers had long struggled with the... Published: Monday, December 12, 2005 Words: 573
be getting checks totaling $5.39 million today - including four for more than $100,000 each - under legislation to privatize the state Workers' Compensation system Jan. 1. Employees who are transferring to the new, private BrickStreet... Published: Thursday, December 08, 2005 Words: 812
of the year, it will be interesting to see if Republicans who lauded Gov. Joe Manchin for legislation in January to privatize Workers' Compensation will now roll over for his plan to "unprivatize" it. That was after Democrats had said... Published: Sunday, November 13, 2005 Words: 771
