California: Brady to head California comp commission

"The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation is pleased to announce the unanimous election of Commissioner Martin Brady as the Chair of the Commission for 2013," said the commission in a statement.

Brady was appointed by the governor to represent employers on the panel. He is also the executive director at Schools Insurance Authority, where he has worked since 1988, and a member of the California Joint Powers Authority, California Coalition on Workers Compensation, Public Agency Risk Managers Association, Public School Risk Institute, Association of Governmental Risk Pools and the Public Risk Management Association.

Brady served as the moderator for the session, Regional Conflicts: Drilling Down to Unique Issues, California, during the recent National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference® & Expo, sponsored by LRP Publications.

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CHSWC was created by legislation in 1993. It is charged with "examining the health and safety and workers' comp systems in California and recommending administrative or legislative modifications to improve their operation. It was established to conduct a continuing examination of the workers' comp system and of the state's activities to prevent industrial injuries and occupational diseases and to examine those programs in other states," according to a statement.

Read more at the WorkersComp Forum homepage.

January 7, 2013

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