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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 205
BY SENATOR BROWN
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Department of Labor to review the workers' compensation
classifications of certain skilled and nonskilled employees in the home and
community based industry by the National Council on Compensation Insurance.
WHEREAS, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) gathers data,
analyzes industry trends, and prepares objective insurance rates and loss cost
recommendations to the various state departments of insurance who subscribe to this service
and to the workers' compensation providers which is used in determining their workers'
compensation rates; and
WHEREAS, the home and community based health industry provides much needed
care utilizing both skilled and nonskilled employees; and
WHEREAS, significant differences in the activities and responsibilities of skilled and
nonskilled employees is reflected in the job expectations and compensation of these
individuals; and
WHEREAS, the workers' compensation rating by NCCI places these skilled and
nonskilled employees in the same workers' classification and should reflect the differences
in job expectations, responsibilities, and compensation; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Labor may suggest modifications of the
determinations by NCCI as applied in the state of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Labor should review NCCI classifications as to
skilled and nonskilled employees in the home and community based industry in Louisiana
and make such recommendations as to the workers' compensation rates as will adequately
reflect the differences in the respective job expectations, responsibilities, and compensation. SR NO. 205 ENROLLED
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby request the Department of Labor to review NCCI classifications as to skilled
and nonskilled employees in the home and community based industry in Louisiana and make
such recommendations to NCCI for adjustment in rates as will adequately reflect the
differences in the respective job expectations, responsibilities, and compensation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
commissioner of the Department of Labor.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE