Trial lawyers & unions….one protects the worst employee and the other takes his money so he doesn’t have to go back to work. Competition between insures means better prices, better premiums mean less deductions from employees paychecks. I can’t believe 1082 lost!!!!
I live in Portland OR so we follow the WA results.
I would guess it’s just a matter of the average voter not involved in business in any way just seeing the title of the measure and automatically assuming it is a bad thing and voting no because they were uninformed and probably didnt even read their voters manual.
DS–You forgot to mention the other “winners” in this one…the low lifes that claim to be injured so (as an example) they won’t have to drive more than a few blocks from their house to work on a project. This in turn requires the employer to either pay the phoney claims(albeit indirectly through L&I) or defend themselves against the claim by what…oh yea, hiring a lawyer. L&I has ZERO motivation to make the system honest. What a scam–wake up Washington.
The other problem is for out of state employers who hire someone in Washington.
Even if your insurance provides nation-wide coverage, you get to Washington and have to purchase a separate policy for that ONE employee. Then if that employee has to travel out of state, Washington says that employee is not covered under the State insurance, but wherever the accident may occur, they want that coverage to take care of the employee. No wonder companies do not want to do business in that state!
Being a native Oregonian I feel like I am on an Island with Liberals everywhere that are so out of touch with reality. California, Oregon and Washington continue on their liberal agendas following the election, with California being the worst. How can Boxer win by 10 points with a bankrupt state?
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Trial lawyers & unions….one protects the worst employee and the other takes his money so he doesn’t have to go back to work. Competition between insures means better prices, better premiums mean less deductions from employees paychecks. I can’t believe 1082 lost!!!!
This is a disappointing outcome – business loses, their customers lose, injured workers lose and insurers and producers lose.
The only winners are the trial lawyers. And I’m not so sure that even they win in the long run.
I live in Portland OR so we follow the WA results.
I would guess it’s just a matter of the average voter not involved in business in any way just seeing the title of the measure and automatically assuming it is a bad thing and voting no because they were uninformed and probably didnt even read their voters manual.
I guess I’m a cynic.
DS–You forgot to mention the other “winners” in this one…the low lifes that claim to be injured so (as an example) they won’t have to drive more than a few blocks from their house to work on a project. This in turn requires the employer to either pay the phoney claims(albeit indirectly through L&I) or defend themselves against the claim by what…oh yea, hiring a lawyer. L&I has ZERO motivation to make the system honest. What a scam–wake up Washington.
The other problem is for out of state employers who hire someone in Washington.
Even if your insurance provides nation-wide coverage, you get to Washington and have to purchase a separate policy for that ONE employee. Then if that employee has to travel out of state, Washington says that employee is not covered under the State insurance, but wherever the accident may occur, they want that coverage to take care of the employee. No wonder companies do not want to do business in that state!
Being a native Oregonian I feel like I am on an Island with Liberals everywhere that are so out of touch with reality. California, Oregon and Washington continue on their liberal agendas following the election, with California being the worst. How can Boxer win by 10 points with a bankrupt state?