Workers' Compensation Division Announces Hiring of Specialist

The Vermont Department of Labor has announced  that Julie Mercier  has joined the Division of Workers' Compensation staff as a Workers’ Compensation Specialist II. 

The recent announcement noted that she has an Associates of Science as a Paralegal and a Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies, both from Woodbury College.  Her work experience includes jobs as a paralegal with Zalinger Cameron & Lambek, PC, and as a Docket Clerk for the Criminal and Family Court of Washington County, Vermont.  

DOL Specialist Assignments Effective September 5

The Vermont Department of Labor has reassigned files, effective September 5, 2013, due to the departure of specialist Lisa Brassard.  Questions should be directed to the Department of Labor, (802) 828-2286.   

The Department Memo states in part:

Specialist II Reassignments, effective September 5, 2013:            

This reassignment plan contemplates the abandonment of the number –0.  If you have a claim ending in “-0,” for example EE-56090, go to the number immediately preceding to identify your assigned WC Specialists II and I.  In this example, given that the number previous to the “-0” is “-9,” your assigned Specialists would be WC Specialist II Anne Coutermarsh and WC Specialist I Shirley Houghton.

Assigned Specialist II                    Assigned Specialist I                                

-1        Anne Coutermarsh                   Shirley Houghton

-2        Anne Coutermarsh                   Shirley Houghton

-9        Anne Coutermarsh                   Shirley Houghton

-3        Mary Sarazin                            Muriel Landis

-4        Mary Sarazin                            Muriel Landis
-5*      Mary Sarazin                            Muriel Landis
 

-6        Julie Charonko                          Wendell Sargent

-7        Julie Charonko                          Wendell Sargent
-8        Julie Charonko                          Wendell Sargent

* In the short-term, some Form 27s and other matters in “-5” claims may be temporarily assigned to other staff to handle.  Nevertheless, all correspondence related to contested “-5” matters should be directed to Mary Sarazin until further notice.