The potential for abuse, steadily increasing medical costs that lead to higher insurance premiums, and differences among workers' compensation laws all contribute to the controversy that still surrounds this issue.
As business and industry continue to protest that workers' compensation has gotten out of hand, it will continue to be a heated issue in state legislatures.
As states try to strike the proper balance between meeting the needs of the workforce while simultaneously maintaining a positive environment for doing business, workers' compensation will be an issue with which they will have to deal