TOPEKA ? Kansas would change its workers’ compensation law back to older guidelines under a bill being discussed by the Legislature.

The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing Wednesday on a bill that would move the state back to the older guidelines on compensation for work-related injuries.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach testified in favor of the move, saying that in states like Kansas that have moved to the newest guidelines have faced an increase in negligence lawsuits against employers.

A Florida court ruled in 2014 that deficiencies in the newest guidelines provide grounds for injured employees to sue. Kobach says he was worried Kansas courts would reach the same conclusion.

Opponents of the bill say the newest guidelines are most in line with current medical costs.