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AP reporting that WV legislature no longer considering intermediate appellate court

According to this AP report, the WV legislature has removed a proposal to create an intermediate appellate court to handle workers' compensation appeals. The story reports that legislators have instead altered the existing appeal structure within the agency, apparently in response to concerns expressed by Chief Justice Starcher and Justice Albright. Justice Albright spoke at a public hearing on the bill held yesterday, expressing several concerns about the current proposal. On a related note, Brian Peterson points out that the Canons of Judicial Conduct both permit and encourage judges to participate in efforts to revise procedural and substantive law.

  4:49:00 PM  [Permanent Link]     

News Tidbits

Rhode Island's CIO Rock Regan is building a blogging infrastructure. [via David Fletcher]

Rick Klau is reaching a milestone (Congrats Rick!).

Ernie relates: "And if you are going to rely on a blogger then how wrong can you go with Denise?" So very true.

  4:36:33 PM  [Permanent Link]     

Workers' compensation update

The Court today issued its opinion in Verizon, et al v. WV Bureau of Employment Programs, which involved challenges by four employers to the calculation of workers' compensation premium rates in fiscal year 1998 for self-insured employers. The premium rates for FY 1998 included a special assessment intended to assist in correcting any deficit in the workers' compensation fund after 1995. Rejecting statutory and constitutional arguments presented by the employers, the Court held that the self-insured employers are required to pay the premiums assessed. Justice Albright delivered the opinion of the Court, joined by Chief Justice Starcher and Justice McGraw. Justices Davis and Maynard dissented.

On a related note, the West Virginia Legislature is presently considering a bill [300 pg PDF] that addresses several aspects of the West Virginia workers' compensation system, including the proposed creation of an intermediate appellate court to handle workers' compensation appeals.

  3:12:08 PM  [Permanent Link]     

 
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