Cal Capitol Group, a lobbying firm in Sacramento, announced that former Department of Industrial Relations Director John Duncan joined the company as a senior executive.

John Duncan

Duncan was director of the DIR from 2007 to 2011, and served as chairman of the California Public Employment Relations Board from 2004 to 2007.

He worked as vice president of government affairs for US HealthWorks from 2012 to 2016, and held the same title at Western Dental Services, where he worked since 2016.

Cal Capitol Group said Duncan’s expertise and communication skills, as well as his contacts and connections, will benefit its clients on issues relating to workers’ compensation, labor, health care and employment policy at the state and federal levels.

The firm’s clients include the Western Occupational and Environmental Medical Association, California Healthcare Interpreting Association, American College of Physicians, California Association of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Structural Engineers Association of California, Rejuvenate Healthcare Inc. and CleanSlate Addiction Treatment Centers.