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History of the Organization:
The origin of the Society rose from an idea put forth during the
1999 meeting held in Washington DC, to develop the
curriculum for the annual Workers’ Compensation
Conference. The consensus of the group was that it would
be beneficial to form an
association to bring together the various federal
agencies to enhance the sharing of best practices in the
workers’ compensation arena. During that meeting, Royce
Britt, the VA Workers’ Compensation Program Manager was
given the charge to research the feasibility and the
interest in forming a professional society.
Over the course of the next two years, Royce researched the
organizational structure as well as the goals and
objectives of other, similar professional societies and
then developed the first draft Constitution and by-laws.
At the 3rd Annual Workers’ Compensation Conference held
in Chicago, a special meeting was held to solicit
viewpoints and interest by conference attendees in
forming a professional society. Those in attendance
overwhelmingly supported the concept, pledging their
full support.
During the curriculum development meeting for the 4th
Annual Workers’ Compensation Conference held in
September 2001, the duties of Acting President of the
Society were assigned to David L. Hull, VA Workers’
Compensation Program Manager. In turn, Dave selected
other experienced individuals from throughout the federal government, as well as the private sector, with
expertise of value to the fledgling organization. These
individuals serve as the founding Board of Directors for
the Federal Workers’ Compensation Society.
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