NATIONAL WORKERS' COMPENSATION STANDARDS ACT OF 1979 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR STANDARDS OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR NINETY-SIXTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 5482 TO STRENGTHEN STATE WORKERS' COMPENSATION HEARINGS HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C., ON MARCH 25, 26; 64-918 O Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1980 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR CARL D. PERKINS, Kentucky, Chairman FRANK THOMPSON, JR., New Jersey EDWARD P. BEARD, Rhode Island BALTASAR CORRADA, Puerto Rico DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan PETER A. PEYSER, New York EDWARD J. STACK, Florida PAT WILLIAMS, Montana WILLIAM R. RATCHFORD, Connecticut RAY KOGOVSEK, Colorado DON BAILEY, Pennsylvania JOHN M. ASHBROOK, Ohio JOHN N. ERLENBORN, Illinois WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania E. THOMAS COLEMAN, Missouri THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin Brain, Donald C., president, Independent Insurance Agents of Amer- ica, accompanied by Donald W. Perin, Jr., acting executive vice Brown, Robert, owner/operator, Michigan Lawn Sprayers Service, representing the Lawn Sprayers Association of Michigan. Browning, Pamela, Washington, D.C., on behalf of National Associa- Burkhardt, Frank, research director, International Brotherhood of 331 Crolius, Newell T., manager, Insurance Safety and Training, Flinkote Stone Products Co. and chairman, Operations Division, The National Flockhart, Robert W., counsel, American Insurance Association___ Hancock, Nolan, director, Citizenship, Legislative Department, Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union.. Head, R. Pierce, senior vice president, Georgia Power Co., Atlanta, Ga., on behalf of the Edison Electric Institute, accompanied by Ron Clements, congressional representative, EEI; and Carl Behnke, director, Industrial Relations Division, EEÍ.... Joyner, Robert P., chairman, Industrial Commission of Virginia.. Maisonpierre, Andre, vice president, Alliance of American Insurers.. Merchant, James A., M.D., director, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Center for Disease Control, Department of Health and Human Mirer, Franklin E., assistant director, Social Security Department, 424 59 197 429 Statement of-Continued Nyhan, Thomas, executive secretary, Illinois Self-Insurance Associa- Perkel, George, consultant, Occupational Safety and Health, Amal- Seeley, Barrett K., assistant director, Department of Social Security, Sheehan, John J., legislative director, assistant to the president, United Shoff, Steven M., vice president, American-Monarch Machine Co., Taft, Robert, Jr., general counsel, Special Committee for Workplace Touby, Harry, Duffey Construction Co., Miami, Fla., accompanied by Prepared statements, letters, supplemental materials, etc. Beard, Hon. Edward, a Representative in Congress from the State of Brain, Donald C., president, the Independent Insurance Agents of Browning, Pamela, National Association of Farmworker Organiza- Bunn, J. Howard, vice president, National Association of Independent Burkhardt, Francis X., research director, International Brotherhood Callas, Michael, president, Callas Contractors, Inc., representing the "Comparison of National Commission Expected Cost Increases Page 257 61 72 210 271 460 181 148 266 1 48 93 156 336 188 205 201 Flockhart, Robert W., counsel, American Insurance Association, prepared statement with attachments__. 283 Head, R. Pierce, senior vice president, Georgia Power Co., Atlanta, 449 Joyner, Robert P., chairman, Industrial Commission of Virginia, Lawn Sprayers Association of Michigan, statement presented by Merchant, James A., M.D., Dr. P.H., director, Division of Respira- 424 55 345 471 |