Wellington, Feb 25 NZPA - The Labour Party is warning of serious consequences for accident victims now that Parliament has passed a bill that reduces some ACC entitlements, changes work assessment rules and raises levies.

Wellington, Dec 11 NZPA - The Government is being accused of undermining the fundamental principles of ACC by introducing a user-pays approach to accident compensation.

Wellington, Dec 10 NZPA - Accident Compensation Corporation board chairman John Judge today rejected an allegation he had acted politically over ACC levy proposals.

Wellington, Dec 10 NZPA - Government proposals to slash ACC payments for hearing loss are an attack on the elderly, an advocate for the deaf says.

Wellington, Dec 1 NZPA - Levies for workers on the average income would go up by almost $500 if ACC recommendations to the Government went through in their current form.

Wellington, Nov 27 NZPA - Labour leader Phil Goff is being accused of playing the race card after saying the Government made shabby, cynical deals with the Maori Party to get the emissions trading scheme through Parliament.

Wellington, Nov 25 NZPA - Questions on the fairness of a proposed ACC threshold for hearing aid entitlement were raised in Parliament today. The industrial relations select committee is considering legislative changes, including introducing a 6 percent hearing loss threshold.

Wellington, Nov 18 NZPA - Some state pay settlements this year are likely to feature lump sum increases instead of percentage pay hikes, State Services Commissioner Iain Rennie told MPs today.

Some MPs could try harder, some get a gold star and one or two have not achieved on NZPA's report card one year on from National's election victory. MAGGIE TAIT rates the performances.

By Peter Wilson of NZPA Wellington, Oct 28 NZPA - The public will get a chance to have a say on the Government's changes to ACC when a parliamentary committee calls for submissions on the bill.