Office of Workers' Compensation Director

Wes Hataway

• Office of
  Workers' Comp.
  • Financial &
    Compliance
  • Hearings
    Division
  • Medical
    Services
  • Records
    Mgmt
  • Safety &
    Health
  • Second
    Injury Board
  • Systems
  • W.C. Fraud

Wes Hataway is director of the Office of Workers’ Compensation for the Louisiana Workforce Commission. He was named to the position in February 2011.

Hataway came to LWC in February 2010 from the Attorney General’s Office, with his primary responsibilities including prosecution of workers’ compensation fraud and legislative assistance.

From 2004 to 2010, Hataway was in private law practice with two Baton Rouge-area firms, with primary focus on workers’ compensation and insurance defense. His professional experience also includes service as an assistant district attorney for East Baton Rouge Parish

Hataway earned a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana College and a law degree from the Paul M Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University.

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