Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission News

Mississippi Gov. Nominates Rep. Formby to State Workers Comp Commission

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is nominating a longtime Republican lawmaker to the three-member Workers Compensation Commission. Rep. Mark Formby of Picayune has served in the House since 1993 and helped push a 2012 law that tightened rules about how the …

Mississippi Confirms Aldridge to Workers’ Comp Commission

The Mississippi Senate has confirmed a physical therapist to serve on the three-member state Workers Compensation Commission. Beth Harkins Aldridge of Madison, Miss. was nominated for a six-year term by Gov. Phil Bryant. Aldridge had been chosen by Bryant to …

Mississippi Workers’ Comp Chief Aims to Balance Costs, Fair Treatment

As chairman of the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission, Liles B. Williams oversees the work of an agency that receives reports of more than 11,000 work-related injuries per year. Williams sees his role as one of trying to control the costs …