Greetings from the President By Sheral C. Kellar, President National Association of Workers’ Compensation Judiciary Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Judge – Chief Louisiana Workforce Commission Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! All persons having business before the 2024 College of the National Association of Workers’ Compensation Judiciary draw near and give their attention for the College is sitting in […]
By Sheral C. Kellar, President National Association of Workers’ Compensation Judiciary Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Judge – Chief Louisiana Workforce Commission In February 2024, a former patient attacked Louisiana dentist Katie Tran and two of her colleagues with a three-inch blade. The patient stabbed Tran on the right side of her neck and in her […]
By Thomas A. Robinson, JD., MDiv Copyright © 2023Thomas A. Robinson, all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. Heartiest congratulations to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) as it celebrates 100 years of service to the workers’ compensation system. “Our” system has seen substantial changes over the years and NCCI has deftly adapted along with […]
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By Hon. Shannon Bruno Bishop Louisiana Workforce Commission Baton Rouge, Louisiana On March 16, 2024, The College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers inducted its 2024 Class at the Union League Club in Chicago, Illinois. Among the honored inductees were three of our NAWCJ members, Judge Meg G. Kerr (Miami, FL) , Judge Daniel A. Lewis […]
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SAVE THE DATE! By Pamela B. Johnson Tennessee Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims Knoxville, TN NEXT LUNCH AND LEARN: The NAWCJ will hold its next one-hour Lunch and Learn program on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Save the Date and join your fellow NAWCJ judges to engage in the discussion on […]
VIRGINIA The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission is pleased to announce the reappointment of the Honorable Wesley G. Marshall as Commissioner for his third consecutive term. Commissioner Marshall’s extensive experience and unwavering dedication have been invaluable assets to the Commission since he began his tenure in 2012. Before his work as a Commissioner, he represented plaintiffs in […]
Greetings from the President By Sheral C. Kellar Workers’ Compensation Judge – Chief Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration Louisiana Workforce Commission I learned a jingle in elementary school. For some unknown reason, it is on auto-repeat in my head. “We’re all in our places, with smiling new faces. Oh, this is the way […]
By Kristen McRee, Esquire and J. Keith Roberts, Esquire* The existence of mental illness as a condition can be traced back as far as written records.[1] Early on, it was thought that an individual who suffered from mental illness was either possessed by demons or had angered the gods.[2] For a brief moment in […]
By Hon. Jennifer Hopens Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation and Hon. Sharon Reeves Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation Chattanooga, TN As in years past, the 2023 NAWCJ Judiciary College in Orlando did not disappoint. We enjoyed every presentation we attended, but, in the spirit of (judicial) economy, we will focus […]
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