The Safety Net Has a Locked Door
North Dakota's workers' compensation system built a surplus while injured workers lost access to lawyers who could challenge denied claims.
Source article: North Dakota has just two lawyers left for injured workers.
Column metadata
- Published
- Pen name
- Editorial Board
- Topic tags
- government policy, law
- Primary entities
- North Dakota, Workforce Safety and Insurance, Dan Phillips, Dean Haas, Oak Reile, Jesse Jerger, Dan Ruby, Chris Godfrey, North Dakota Association for Justice
- Themes
- workers compensation, legal access, workplace injuries, state policy
- Floor values engaged
- Equality & fairness, human_life_and_dignity