BOARD MEETING AGENDA

November 18, 2008

 

REVISED: Added items in bold

 

1.      Approval of October 2008 Board Meeting Minutes

 

2.  Guest Speaker– Denis Hughes, President NYS AFL-CIO

 

3.      Departmental Reports

a. Presentation from Advocate for Injured Workers (Ed Ruff)

b. Report from Office of Claims (Report only)

         

4.      License Application: (Ms. Mary Beth Woods)

A.  Section 24-a                          CLAIMANT

REPRESENTATIVE

1.      Deborah Drake                   3 Year Renewal Application            

2.      Thomas J. Prisco                3 Year Renewal Application  

Issue with outstanding ledger; ledger submitted and reviewed 10/14/08

3.      Alan Quig                            3 Year Renewal Application

                                     

     B. Section 50 (3-b)                    SELF-INSURERS’

REPRESENTATIVES

1.  Custard Insurance Adjusters, Inc.      1 Year Initial License

          Christopher Whyland – Qualifying Officer

     2.  Specialty Risk Services, LLC             3 Year Renewal Application

          David Schwalbach – Qualifying Officer

 

5.      Report of General Counsel’s Office   

Statistical analysis of the workflow of the three divisions within Office of General Counsel for October 2008.

 

6.      Legal Appeals (Mr. Keith Longden)

     A.  Case No. 0878 3503

          Richard Finchum Jr. vs Frank Colaiacomo

 

     B.      Case No. 0052 9775

          Benjamin Amoah vs Mallah Management LLC

 

     C. Case No. 0010 5944

          Feliz Amado vs SMJ Environmental Inc.

         

     D. Case No. 0953 9481

          Melvina Downer vs NYNEX

 

     E. Case No. 0005 2405

          Dario Encalada vs SMJ Environmental Inc.

 

     F.  Case No. 8950 3359

          Carl Giglio vs C.I.R. Electrical

 

     G. Case No. 6051 1511

          Janice Hansen vs Syracuse Home Association

 

     H. Case No. 6951 2348

          Gary Marshall vs Roth Brothers Smelting Corp.

 

     I.   Case No. 0020 7785

          Diane White vs Steve Herman

 

     J.  Case No. 8031 0742

          Juan Long vs Liberty Mutual Insurance

 

     K.      Case No. 0971 7766

          Jerrel Corley vs Daniel Matarese

 

     L.  Case No. 5040 5788

          Cheryl Robideau vs Van Rennselaer Manor

 

     M. Case No. 5021 4726

          Stephen Danussi vs Chateaugay ASACTC

 

*   N. Case No. 0025 0545

          Elida Shkreli vs Initial Contract Services

 

*Denotes Reversal

   

7.  A.  MANDATORY FULL BOARD REVIEW

          Case No. 0042 3897

          Baily Stoker CTR & Bikur Choli

For consideration as to whether case should be accepted for full Board review. (Berns)

 

     B. MANDATORY FULL BOARD REVIEW

          Case No. 5061 1217

          Total Facility Solutions, Inc.

For consideration as to whether case should be accepted for full Board review.  (Libous)

   

8.  Removed from this month’s agenda

 

9.  Case No. 3010 7997

          General Motors

For consideration as to whether case should be accepted for full Board review. (Groski, Zinck, Paprocki)

 

10.     Case No. 3060 5483

          Felix Anyim

For consideration as to whether case should be accepted for full Board review.  (Firestone, Higgins, Henry)

    

11.     Other Business

-Vote on whether to propose rule making to amend §300.23 and add §300.35 to 12 NYCRR – Suspension and resumption of benefits