A rare display of bipartisanship in the 2011 legislative session came with the passage of House Bill 334,a sweeping workers’ compensation reform package expected to cut costs by an average of 20 percent.
In 2010, nearly $400 million was spent on workers’ compensation in Montana, according to estimates. Montana had one of the highest rates for workers compensation in the country, and now a line is forming to take a bit of credit for slicing the compensation pie.