Montana workers’ comp overhaul gets green light for full Legislature to consider

A proposed workers’ compensation overhaul hammered out by business and labor is going to the full Legislature despite stiff opposition from the equally powerful trial lawyers and doctors groups.

A legislative committee tasked with fixing an expensive system unanimously approved the plan Thursday. It goes to the full Legislature in January.

The proposal promises to lower costs for businesses and increase worker benefits by a little. But it would do so at the expense of doctors who treat the workers and lawyers who represent them in disputes.

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