An Oregon's workers' compensation official has announced hewants to research the numbers before accepting a $623,000 deal withAmerican International Group to settle charges the company cheatedon comp taxes and assessments.
“To accept the full Oregon settlement, the State of Oregon isrequired to sign a release. At this time, we are not prepared to dothat for several reasons,” wrote John Shilts, administrator of theOregon Workers' Compensation Division.
The restitution arrangement for Oregon, 49 other states andWashington D.C. was worked out with the New York attorney general'soffice and insurance department as part of a $1.6 billion agreementto settle accounting fraud charges against the company.
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