In testimony given today before the New York State Senate Labor Committee, Maggie Moree, Director of Federal Affairs at the Business Council provided insight into our members’ feeling toward the Workers’ Compensation Board’s “Managed Adjudication Path” program.

“I appreciate the opportunity you have provided through this hearing to discuss the Workers’ Compensation Board’s “Managed Adjudication Path” program, or MAP, a process being implemented by the Board with the stated goal of reducing backlogs and more effectively using the hearing process for those cases which require a greater degree of attention to achieve resolution.

The Board has described MAP as an internal business process improvement; however, we and our members have concerns that MAP has implications that reach far beyond the Board’s internal workings.

Based on input from our members to date, I cannot today give you a final position regarding MAP. In large part that is because MAP is not widely known, there is little readily available information about MAP, and much of what is known has not been presented in a context that would allow employers to fully understand the Board’s objectives. The Board has not yet clearly articulated MAP to the employer community, nor has it made clear what if any changes employers may need to make to accommodate MAP.”

To read the entire testimony click here.