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Business Push to limit injury coverage for impaired workers collapses Wednesday, March 29, 2006 7:33 PM PST PHOENIX (AP) - Fears about opening the door to lawsuits against employers and a tug of war between business groups and health-care providers have prompted lawmakers to abandon a push to deny worker's compensation benefits to those injured on the job because of their alcohol or drug use.With more questions than answers, legislators on Wednesday threw up their hands on the issue a month after a proposed constitutional amendment and a bill to implement it were passed by the House.

Saying they wanted to shore up policies against substance abuse, business groups sought the legislation after the state Supreme Court last year overturned a 1999 law promoting drug-free workplaces by restricting benefits to substance-impaired workers.The ruling said the law clashed with the Arizona Constitution's mandate for payment of benefits for on-the-job injuries without c...

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