The New York State Worker's Compensation Board is still withouta chief executive since Republican Gov. George Pataki moved theformer CEO, Richard Bell, into a different slot on the board.
Mr. Pataki had sought to make Mr. Bell board chairman, but thenomination was blocked and the governor successfully resubmittedMr. Bell's name for the lesser post of commissioner.
Despite its lack of a chairman and CEO, the commission is"moving forward just as...always," and the "inventory of open casesis at an all time low," said WCB spokesman Jon Sullivan. He added,"This is not the first time" that system has been "in a state offlux."
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