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.I <br /> <br /> I <br /> I <br />'1 <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> ! <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br />Workers' Compensation (continued) <br /> <br /> - Establish concurrent Jurisdiction over all W.C. settlements for county <br /> or district courts. <br /> <br />- Repeal the 2% gross premium state tax on workers' compensation premi,,m~. <br /> <br />- Coordinate W.C. benefits with benefits available from other sources. <br /> <br />- Restore the statute of limitations on the reopening of workers' compensation <br /> claims. <br /> <br />- Repeal the minimum "floor" for weekly benefits on temporary disability <br /> claims. <br /> <br />- Restrict permanency awards to week-by-week payments instead of "lump-sum" <br /> awards. <br /> <br />- Restrict "stackihg" of permanency benefits. <br /> <br />- Review all permanent total awards periodically. <br /> <br /> UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION (U. C.k <br /> <br />To reform our U. C. system, MACI supports the following steps: <br /> <br /> Benefits <br /> <br /> - Freeze the annual escalator until the fund is solvent. <br /> <br /> - Bar retroactive reimbursement for the "non-compensible" waiting <br /> week. <br /> <br /> - Decrease the maximum benefit as the claim lengthens. <br /> <br /> - Base the benefit entitlemen6 on income after statutory deductions, <br /> rather than gross wages. <br /> <br /> <br />