WCD Today

WCD Today is an online newsletter that focuses on workers’ compensation issues in Oregon.

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July 2024 newsletter

• Administrator's Notebook: Legislative changes
  
• Modernization Program update
• Preferred Worker Program success story: Neil Banta
  
• 2024 Workers' Compensation Educational Conference: Triumphant return
  
• Caitlin Breitbach named small business ombudsman
  
• WCD in the community
  

January 2024 newsletter

• Administrator’s notebook: Continuing to improve and build on the past
  
• Modernization Program update
• Meet the new rules coordinator: Marie Loiseau
  
• Industry notices
  
• Preferred Worker Program success: Jason Wallender
  
• A worker’s journey with the Workers’ Compensation Division
  
• The wait is over -- let's get back together: 2024 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference
  
• WCD in the community
  

July 2023 newsletter

• Administrator’s notebook: Division and legislative updates
• Modernization Program update
• Meet new Employment Services Team Manager Charity Steffen
• Meet new Legislative Coordinator Teri Watson
• Preferred Worker Program success: Linda Davis
• History of change management
• Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference: May 9-10, 2024
• WCD in the community
  

January 2023 newsletter

• Administrator’s notebook: Looking forward
• Modernization Program updates
  
• Electronic document upload application: A step forward in the digital age
• Preferred Worker Program success story: Two septuagenarian truck drivers, a husband and wife, use the Preferred Worker Program to continue life-long careers
• New Ombuds for Oregon Workers: Barbra Anderson succeeds Jennifer Flood
• Follow us on social media: The easiest way to stay in the know
• 2022 Virtual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference Win!
  

September 2022 newsletter

• Administrator’s notebook: Welcome Back
• Legislative Update
  
• Matt West named WCD deputy administrator
• New Operations manager: Shawn Haywood
• New Resolution manager: Kirsten Schrock
• Workers' Compensation Educational Conference: November 1-3
• Dates to remember

July 2021 newsletter

• Administrator’s notebook: Legislative updates
• 2021 Legislative update
• COVID-19 Temporary Paid Leave Program update
• Meet new Modernization Program manager: Heather Williamson
• Modernization Program update
• Meet new Employer Compliance Unit manager: Katie Bruns
• Preferred Worker Program Success Story: Kim Essex
• New Medical Arbiter Program video and webpage
  

January 2021 newsletter

• Administrator’s notebook: In with 2021 and out with 2020
• WCD implements MLAC recommendations
• The COVID-19 Temporary Paid Leave Program
• New Resolution Manager: Matt West
• New Employment Services Manager: Barbra Hall
• Meet the Performance Management Team
• Workers’ compensation costs to drop for eighth-straight year
• DCBS releases national study on workers' compensation costs
• Updated conference and online trainings information

July 2020 newsletter

• Administrator’s notebook: Adapting to change
• WCD’s new COVID-19 webpage
• Meet the BCU Team
• Tapping into a new career.
• Modernization Program update
• Guidance to self-insured employers: Calculating premium assessments
• New permanent managers in the Performance Section
• Meet WCD Conference and Training Coordinator Jennifer Hlad

January 2020 newsletter

• Administrator’s notebook: Current WCD changes
• Jim Van Ness named WCD acting deputy administrator
• Meet Cecily Warren, WCD’s Modernization Program manager
• WCD Modernization Program update
• Meet the Appellate Review Unit
• Preferred Worker Program success story: Brandon Martin
• Rule revision process for EAIP
• 2019 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference a success
• Check out the new online training and events calendar

July 2019 newsletter

• Administrator’s notebook: Welcome back to WCD Today
• Meet the Workers’ Compensation Division managers
• 2019 Legislative Session: New laws coming soon
• Alvarez Construction and Restoration
• Join us in October!
• Senate Bill 485 update
• 2019 legislative session
• Modernization is coming to WCD

January 2019 newsletter

• Administrator's notebook: Welcome to WCD Today
• Meet the WCD section managers
• Meet WCD's Administrator: Lou Savage
• Oregon’s return-to-work programs
• 2018 Workers' Compensation Educational Conference
• Public rulemaking: Request for advice
• 2019 legislative session
  
• WCD is available through social media