Missouri Considers Change to Help Injured Workers

Discussions to look at legislation designed to assist a financially troubled fund for injured workers is currently under discussion by a Missouri House committee.

The Second Injury Fund, according to the Associated Press (AP), encompasses claims from those workers with prior injuries or conditions who are re-injured while at work. Analysts have warned for some time the Fund is running low on money, and the state's attorney general's office halted setting injured workers' cases in the fall of 2009.

A bill proposed by House member Barney Fisher would cap settlements and place restrictions on the kinds of injuries qualifying for Second Injury Fund payments. The committee held a hearing on Monday, February 15 to review the proposal.

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