Legislators Hear Testimony On Bill Expanding Workers’ Compensation
Lawmakers on the House Business and Labor Committee heard testimony Wednesday on several bills that would change workers’ compensation, including one that would allow essential workers to receive benefits if they contract COVID-19.
“May we honor all those who stepped up and cared for all of us during the pandemic, despite the risks to their personal health and safety,” Olsen said.
Rep. Andrea Olsen (D) - HD 100.
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Ole Hedstrom spoke in support of the bill on behalf of the Montana State Council of Professional Firefighters, the union that represents firefighters.
Bill Would Expand Montana Workers Compensation
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Federal officials are postponing Montana’s March oil and gas lease sale, a few weeks after the Biden Administration pushed pause on new leasing to review current policy. While the oil and gas industry in Montana remains largely unaffected, the move has frustrated industry members.
One small company in Colorado spent years waiting for a parcel in Montana to come up for bid. On Friday, the Bureau of Land Management postponed its chance.
“It’s very disappointing,,” Brian Wert is with Westcliff Resources.
Wert says he and his partners have had their eye on a Powder River Basin area of Montana and Wyoming that includes both federal and private mineral rights.