From the Commission website comes news of substantial change to the IWCC dockets: Chairman Mitch Weisz announced the following changes in arbitrator assignments, effective September “IWCC NEWS: New Arbitrator Assignments. Lawrenceville to close.”
Category: Commission News
Surcharge Fee Refund Deadline is June 1, 2010
As we previously reported, The Illinois Chamber of Commerce filed suit on the basis that the 1.5% surcharge on workers’ compensation insurance premiums and a “Surcharge Fee Refund Deadline is June 1, 2010”
Commissioner Daniel Donohoo to serve as Public Member of Review Panel A
Commissioner Donohoo will hear reviews in Chicago, Collinsville, and Mt. Vernon. Effective June 14, 2010, he will serve as the public member on Panel A, “Commissioner Daniel Donohoo to serve as Public Member of Review Panel A”
Commissioner Daniel Donohoo appointed
Governor Pat Quinn has appointed Daniel Donohoo as commissioner. Commissioner Donohoo holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Southern Illinois University, and a J.D. “Commissioner Daniel Donohoo appointed”
Chairman Weisz confirmed
On May 7, 2010, the Senate confirmed Mitch Weisz as chairman. Governor Quinn had appointed Chairman Weisz on March 22, 2010. Chairman Weisz holds a “Chairman Weisz confirmed”
A Message from the New Acting Chairman
A message from Chairman Weisz from the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission’s website: “I would like to take this opportunity to express how honored and privileged “A Message from the New Acting Chairman”
Commission Appoints New Acting Chairman
The Commission has announced the appointment by Governor Quinn of a new Chairman, Mitch Weisz. Mr. Weisz is affiliated with the petitioner/plaintiff bar and works “Commission Appoints New Acting Chairman”
Settlement Reached in Surcharge Litigation
We have some good news to report on the worker’s compensation front. As many of you may recall, with the “changing of the guard” in “Settlement Reached in Surcharge Litigation”
2010 Illinois WC Medical Fees Down 1.48%
News on 2010 medical rates from the IWCC website: Section 8.2(a) of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act provides that, each year, fee schedule rates shall “2010 Illinois WC Medical Fees Down 1.48%”
Workers’ Compensation Fraud Unit Issues Annual Report
In 2008, the Illinois Department of Insurance investigated 41 reports of possible workers’ compensation fraud, and referred 35 cases for prosecution. Working on referrals from “Workers’ Compensation Fraud Unit Issues Annual Report”