Workers’ Compensation Commission News

Stripper Shot on the Job Will Get New Workers’ Comp Hearing

The quibbling continues over how much a South Carolina stripper should be compensated after being shot while on the job, with the state’s highest court on Wednesday ordering a new hearing in the woman’s case. The decision comes two years …

4 New Workers’ Comp Arbitrators Appointed in Illinois

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn appointed four new arbitrators to the Workers’ Compensation Commission: Maria Bocanegra is an attorney at Katz Friedman, specializing in workers’ compensation. She previously worked as a judicial assistant to the Honorable David Furman and as a …

Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Panel Actions Reviewed

Oklahoma’s newly created Workers’ Compensation Commission is scheduled to meet this week to discuss its plan to be more open and transparent amid a review by the attorney general’s office into possible violations of the Open Meetings Act. Attorney General …

Campbell Appointed to South Carolina Workers’ Comp Panel

Gov. Nikki Haley has appointed Mike Campbell to serve on the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission. The Greenville News reported that Haley cited Campbell’s business experience and community involvement in the appointment. Campbell is a business development consultant and is …

Oklahoma Governor’s Husband Won’t Practice Before Workers’ Comp Panel

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin’s husband has announced that he will not work as a lawyer before the new workers’ compensation commission to avoid any appearance of impropriety. First gentleman Wade Christensen, 59, said he will continue to represent several hundred …

Oklahoma Governor Appoints 2 to New Workers’ Comp Panel

Gov. Mary Fallin has named a longtime Oklahoma City attorney and a deputy insurance commissioner to fill the final two spots on the newly created Workers’ Compensation Commission. Fallin on Thursday appointed attorney Robert Gilliland and insurance official Denise Engle …

Texas Workers’ Comp Commissioner Appoints New Medical Advisor

Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Rod Bordelon has appointed Dr. David Davis as the medical advisor for the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC), effective Aug. 26, 2013. The medical director advises the commissioner on the adoption …

Hood Reappointed to Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission

Ark. Gov. Mike Beebe has reappointed Philip Alan Hood to the state Worker’s Compensation Commission. Beebe on Friday returned Hood to the panel for a six-year term as the labor representative. The three-member commission administers the state’s workers’ compensation laws …