NY Governor Appoints New WC Executive Director

NY Governor David A. Patterson has appointed Jeffrey R. Fenster, age 29, as the new executive director of the NY Workers' Compensation Board.  Fenster, a lawyer, is reportedly an outsider to the system, but has some financial management experience. 

The NY workers' compensation system, like most throughout the county, has been plagued with problems. The NY Times, after in an in depth analysis of the NY system, concluded that it was, "A World of Hurt: A Costly Legal Swamp."

The appointment comes with a salary of $143,730 and was effective January 11, 2010.