LA Legislator pulls sponsorship of bill that reduced player injury benefits

Halo · 05-27-2014, 03:23 PM

Rep. Chris Broadwater, R-Hammond, said he "is not planning to move the bill further," in hopes that the parties can come to a compromise regarding the formula used to calculate workers compensation benefits, he told NOLA.com and the Times-Picayune. The Bill was backed by the New Orleans Saints organization but opposed by the NFL players union and several Saints players.

Rep. Broadwater pulled the bill after hearing Saints players planned to show up at the Louisiana State Capital to oppose the legislation.

Broadwater told the Times-Picayune that he would prefer the Saints and the players to reach an agreement on their own rather than "the legislature having to impose its will on both parities."

"My feeling is that both sides were trying to work on finding a solution in waning days in session, and rather than with clock ticking, the best thing to do for everyone was for me to just defer the bill right now and trust that the two parities will continue to work together to find a solution," he said.

Dialogue between the parities has already started in effort to reach a compromise. Though efforts failed so far, Broadwater said he is willing to work personally with both sides to achieve common ground.

READ FULL ARTICLE AT NOLA.COM

New Orleans Saints players such as Drew Brees oppose a bill debated Thursday, May 22, 2014, in a Louisiana Senate committee that would reduce the amount of workers compensation they receive if their injury occurs outside the 17-week contract season

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Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,860 Blog Entries: 45	LA Legislator pulls sponsorship of bill that reduced player injury benefits Rep. Chris Broadwater, R-Hammond, said he "is not planning to move the bill further," in hopes that the parties can come to a compromise regarding the formula used to calculate workers compensation benefits, he told NOLA.com and the Times-Picayune. The Bill was backed by the New Orleans Saints organization but opposed by the NFL players union and several Saints players. Rep. Broadwater pulled the bill after hearing Saints players planned to show up at the Louisiana State Capital to oppose the legislation. Broadwater told the Times-Picayune that he would prefer the Saints and the players to reach an agreement on their own rather than "the legislature having to impose its will on both parities." "My feeling is that both sides were trying to work on finding a solution in waning days in session, and rather than with clock ticking, the best thing to do for everyone was for me to just defer the bill right now and trust that the two parities will continue to work together to find a solution," he said. Dialogue between the parities has already started in effort to reach a compromise. Though efforts failed so far, Broadwater said he is willing to work personally with both sides to achieve common ground. READ FULL ARTICLE AT NOLA.COM New Orleans Saints players such as Drew Brees oppose a bill debated Thursday, May 22, 2014, in a Louisiana Senate committee that would reduce the amount of workers compensation they receive if their injury occurs outside the 17-week contract season Attached Thumbnails
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