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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 205
BY SENATOR BROWN
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Louisiana Workforce Commission 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 Louisiana Workforce Commission may suggest modifications of the
determinations by NCCI as applied in the state of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Workforce Commission 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.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby request the Louisiana Workforce Commission 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 SR NO. 205 ENROLLED
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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 the
executive director of the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE