JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A new lawsuit has been filed involving a financially troubled Missouri fund for injured workers.
Missouri's Second Injury Fund takes businesses off the hook for paying claims of workers with previous injuries or conditions who are re-injured on the job.
It is financed by a surcharge employers pay for workers' compensation insurance. That surcharge was capped at 3 percent in 2005. Previously, the charge fluctuated based on a formula.
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