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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 82
BY SENATOR AMEDEE
A RESOLUTION
To recognize and commend the accomplishments of the staff of the Louisiana Workforce
Commission Employment Security Board of Review.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Workforce Commission Employment Security Board of
Review, through its staff, in just under two years, has made substantial and notable
improvements in its handling of appeals; and
WHEREAS, in January 2011, the board had 1,688 pending appeals, but only
disposed of 8%, or 204 of those appeals with the average age of the 1,688 pending cases
being 107 days; and
WHEREAS, to address its backlog, the board hired a new administrator, Dayne
Freeman, and employed licensed attorneys to assist the appointed board members with case
review, and by July 2011, the end of Mrs. Freeman's tenure, the board had rendered 3,634
decisions and reduced its pending appeals to 890 and average case age to 58 days; and
WHEREAS, on July 18, 2011, Shaydra Guillory became new administrator of the
board and under her leadership, the board made further reduction to the time required to
handle appeals in that by the end of July 2012, the board had reduced its pending appeals to
200 with the average age of the pending appeals being 15 days; and
WHEREAS, in August 2012, Renita Ward-Williams was hired as administrator of
the board and as of January 2013, the board had reduced its month end pending appeals to
49, with the remarkably reduced average age of its pending cases from 107 days in 2011 to
being between three (3) to five (5) days with the board having made 9,478 legal decisions
in the two year period; and
WHEREAS, according to United States Department of Labor reports, the board has
achieved the following recent accomplishments:
September 2012 - Best in the country for higher appeals authority case aging;
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October 2012 - Best in the country for higher appeals authority case aging, average;
case age was 3 days.
November 2012 - Best in the country for higher appeals authority case aging;
average case age was 4 days.
December 2012 - Best in the country for higher appeals authority case aging;
average case age was 4 days.
January 2013 - Ranked 2nd in the country for higher appeals authority case aging;
average case age was 3 days.
February 2013 - Best in the country for higher appeals authority case aging; average
case age was 4 days; and
WHEREAS, these accomplishments have occurred due to the tremendous dedication
and effort of the staff of the Board of Review, particularly Renita Ward-Williams,
Administrative Law Judge-Advanced/Supervisor; Marilyn Grimes, Administrative Law
Judge; Madeline Carbonette, Administrative Law Judge; Tiffany Christensen,
Administrative Law Judge; Nicole Williams, Clerical Staff; Angela Lawson, Clerical Staff;
and Pamela Cannon, Clerical Staff; and
WHEREAS, these accomplishments were also the product of the outstanding
leadership of the three administrators, namely Dayne Freeman, current Office of
Unemployment Insurance Director; Shaydra Guillory, current Chief of Appeals, and Renita
Ward-Williams.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
hereby recognizes and commends the outstanding and dedicated service and remarkable
accomplishments of the staff of the Louisiana Workforce Commission Employm ent Security
Board of Review.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be transmitted to
Dayne Freeman, Shaydra Guillory, Renita Ward-Williams, Marilyn Grimes, Madeline
Carbonette, Tiffany Christensen, Nicole Williams, Angela Lawson, and Pamela Cannon.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE