County Postpones Pension Ruling Following Questions about TPA

The Luzerne County, Pa., retirement board postponed a ruling involving a $100,000 workers' compensation settlement, after the county's controller raised concerns over the third-party administrator handling the claim.County Controller Walter L. Griffith Jr. says county officials should have the authority to approve settlements reached between the county's injured workers and Excalibur Insurance Management Services, which oversees the county's self-insurance program.Griffith said he also wants to know more about the conviction of Thomas Gaughan, a vice president of Excalibur. Gau...