Sacramento, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom recently announced the appointment of Sulma Guzmán, 36, of Lanham, Maryland, as Legislative Director at the California Department of Industrial Relations. Guzmán has been Policy Director and Legislative Counsel at Centro de los Derechos del Migrante (Center for Migrants’ Rights) since 2019. She was an Attorney for the Workplace… [Read more]
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CA Speaker of the Assembly Appoints Nicholas Roxborough as New CHSWC Commissioner
Oakland, CA – The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC) recently announced the appointment of Nicholas Roxborough to the Commission by Speaker of the Assembly Anthony Rendon. Roxborough is appointed as an employer representative to serve on the Commission through December 31, 2021. Roxborough is the co-managing partner of Roxborough, Pomerance,… [Read more]
Max Chan Joins Jopari as Senior Vice President of Sales
Concord, CA – Jopari Solutions recently announced the addition of Max Chan as Sr. Vice President, Sales. Max joins Jopari Solutions from MHK Inc, where he was the Vice President of Strategic Accounts. Prior to MHK, Max spent over twenty years at Change Healthcare. Over the course of his career at Change Healthcare, Max led… [Read more]
George Furlong Named Chief Strategy Officer of accūrō Solutions
Sarasota, FL – George Furlong has joined accūrō Solutions as chief strategy officer. He brings extensive experience in in workers’ compensation and managed care to the new medical bill review and provider payment technology company. Most recently, Furlong served as senior vice president of managed care for Sedgwick Claims Management, Inc. In his new role,… [Read more]
ASSP Appoints UCOR’s Rueter as Next Public Director
Park Ridge, IL – The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) will welcome a new member to its leadership team on July 1. The Board of Directors has appointed UCOR President and CEO Ken Rueter to serve a three-year term on the board as the Society’s public director – a position created in 2015 to… [Read more]
Orchid Medical Announces Workforce & Operations Expansion
Orlando, FL – Orchid Medical recently announced the company’s strategic growth plan to further increase its workforce and operations by 2022 which marks the 20th anniversary of its official launch. The expansion includes numerous new positions within the company’s ancillary operations at its headquarters in Orlando, Florida. “Over the next five years we are planning… [Read more]
Tim O’Grady Joins Safety National Large Casualty Unit as VP – Underwriting
St Louis, MO – Safety National recently announced that Tim O’Grady joined the company as Vice President – Underwriting in the company’s large casualty division, which is responsible for large deductible workers’ compensation, commercial auto and commercial general liability coverage distribution. With nearly 30 years of industry experience, O’Grady brings an extensive large account underwriting… [Read more]
OK WCC Commissioner Jordan Russell Named as Chairman
Oklahoma City, OK – Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) Commissioner Jordan Russell was recently named Chairman of the WCC by Governor Kevin Stitt. His appointment to the Chair is effective June 1, 2021. Chairman Russell will be replacing Commissioner Mark Liotta as Chairman. Commissioner Liotta has made clear his intention to serve out the remainder… [Read more]
CA DWC Announces Appointment to Ethics Advisory Committee
San Francisco, CA – Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) Administrative Director George Parisotto recently appointed William E. Gunn to serve as a member of the Workers’ Compensation Ethics Advisory Committee. William E. Gunn is presiding workers’ compensation administrative law judge of DWC’s Special Adjudication Unit at the Van Nuys district office. The appointment was effective… [Read more]
TDI-DWC Announces Executive Staff Changes
Austin, TX – The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) recently announced that Deputy Commissioner for Hearings, Kerry Sullivan is retiring. Prior to joining DWC in 2013, he spent most of his professional career with the State Office of Administrative Hearings, where he served as an administrative law judge from 1995 to… [Read more]