Workers' Compensation Government Key Contacts

Workers’ Compensation Board

20 Park Street
Albany, New York 12207

Contact Title Phone No.
Mary Beth Woods Executive Director 518-474-6670
David Wertheim General Counsel 518-486-9564

Workers’ Compensation Board

Regional Offices

Contact Title Phone No.
Laurie Hart Albany District Manager 866-750-5157
David Gardiner Binghamton District Manager 866-802-3604
Tom Agostino Brooklyn District Manager 800-877-1373
Michelle Hirsch Buffalo District Manager 866-211-0645
Robert F. Williams Hauppauge District Manager 866-681-5354
Tim Eckhardt Hempstead District Manager 866-805-3630
Nance Kaplan Manhattan District Manager 800-877-1373
Luis Torres Peekskill District Manager 866-746-0552
Bryan Pile Queens District Manager 800-877-1373
Mary Beth Goodsell Rochester District Manager 866-211-0644
Marc Johnson Syracuse District Manager 866-802-3730

NYS Assembly

Assembly Labor Committee

Contact Title Phone No.
Majority Members
Assemblymember Michele Titus Chair (518)455-4527

NYS Senate

Senate Labor Committee

Contact Title Phone No.
Majority Members
Senate Fred Akshar Chair (518)455-3486

New York State Department of Labor

Building 12 State Campus
Albany, New York 12240

Contact Title Phone No. E-Mail
Robert Reardon Commissioner (518)457-2746  
Pico Ben-Amotz Deputy Commissioner for Worker Protection (518)457-7030 [email protected]
Maureen Cox Director Division of Safety and Health (518)457-3518 [email protected]
Chris Alund Director Public Work (518)457-5696 [email protected]
Jim Rush On-Site Consultation (518)457-2238  
Vacant Deputy Commissioner for Employment Security (518)473-3905  

Key Contacts - Listed by Issue Area