New Mexico WC Judge Ordered Reinstated

The New Mexico Worker’s Compensation Administration must reinstate Judge Shannon Riley while she challenges her firing over an alleged violation of the judicial code of conduct, according to a May 8 order from the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico.
Judge Kea Riggs said that Riley is likely to succeed on the merits of her procedural due process claim, since she “received no notice or opportunity to respond prior to her termination.”
Riley was fired in November 2024 after it was alleged that she had committed timesheet fraud for entering two hours of voting leave into her timesheet and failing to vote.
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The New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) is expanding its Climate Action Premium Credit program, which helps policyholders manage the workplace risks associated with climate change by providing financial incentives and technical support for climate action planning and implementation.
NYSIF’s hospital policyholders were initially the only allowed participants, however the state’s not-for-profit workers’ compensation insurer program is now open to additional providers of healthcare services as well as entities engaged in the medical supply chain.
The program provides participants with an upfront credit of 5% on their workers’ compensation premium, up to $1 million per policy, when they pledge to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, enhance their resilience to climate-related disruptions, and develop a climate action plan describing how they will meet these goals.
This frees up funds participating policyholders can use to develop their climate action plans over the next 10 months, NYSIF said in announcement last week.
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The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission has been named among the 2025 Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplaces, which each year spotlights the region’s best employers.
The Times-Dispatch worked with Energage, an employee research firm that surveyed workers on numerous issues, from workplace life and work-life balance to training opportunities and benefits.
Evelyn McGill, VWCC Executive Director, told the newspaper that “Most of our success is because we have a very diverse work culture. Some people look at DEI as Black and white. Our definition has never been just that. It’s been men-women, rural-urban, young-old. When you have different perspectives at a table, it enriches the thought process and ensures that decision-making addresses the needs of the entire organization.”
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