Opinion | Fix Washington's failing workers' compensation system | Seattle Times Newspaper

Washington state should be lowering the cost of doing business, not raising it, write these Republican members of the state Senate Labor, Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee. They oppose the state Department of Labor and Industries recommendation to increase workers' compensation tax revenues by $117 million in the next year.

via seattletimes.nwsource.com

Good suggestions for real system reform. Notice, in particular, that these recommendation, which mirror much of the business community's priorities, do not focus on cutting benefits. Rather, these are positive proposals to make the system work better for workers and employers.