Individuals of varying backgrounds, viewpoints, and interests met at Trenton, New Jersey, March 3-5, in a conference conducted by the state Rehabilitation Commission, Division of Workmen's Compensation, and the Division of Employment Security of the Department of Labor and Industry in cooperation with the National Institutes on Rehabilitation and…

State Workers' Compensation programs can add another barrier for older workers to surmount at the hiring gate. State programs do not furnish adequate or equitable protection, and the National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws has made recommendations to improve coverage; new standards must be met by July, 1975. (Author)