Amid Tumult, House Panel Seeks Workers' Comp Fixes
Was it a broken process or a breakdown in leadership that kept bad doctors from getting removed from the state's workers' compensation system? That question sparks deep disagreement between the Division of Workers' Compensation's current administrators and its former employees, all of whom testified before the House Business and Industry Committee on Monday as the panel considered legislative changes to the division next session.
Lawmakers quizzed former staff members and Commissioner Rod Bordelon over a backlog of hundreds of cases that reviewers sent to enforcement in the past half-decade, including at least nine enforcement-level investigations that Bordelon unilaterally ...
Comments (5)
CoCo
Mr. Bordelon needs to resign IMMEDIATELY!!!!!
kh
diddo! Get rid of Mr. Bordelon
bruce maurer
If he danced any more around the issue, he should audition for dancing with the stars. He is an embarrassment. He should resign.
Thomas Johnson
Bordelon could not have been more evasive in his responses. Is this transparency in our state government? Or just another good ole boy Republican appointed by our fine Governor Perry. This whole story stinks of politics and boiler room deal-making, while the doctors get rich and the patients are left to suffer. Let's elect a new governor this year and end this from the top down.
Meg Taylor
It's unfortunate that once again elected and appointed public officials have their best interest at heart and not the welfare of those whom they are supposed to be helping. Obviously, Mr. Bordelon is politically motivated and if there is to be trust and transparency restored to the Divison of Workers' Comp then the first step would be removing him immediately.