TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Commission
Review Board
Self-Insurers Advisory Board
Workers' Compensation Advisory Board
Workers'
Compensation Medical Fee Advisory Board
All board meetings
are public meetings. There is no need to register if you wish
to attend.
Once a meeting
notice/agenda has been issued, the date below will appear as an
active link to the document. Minutes from one meeting are
generally approved at the next meeting; once the minutes have been
approved, a link will be posted next to the date.
Unless stated
otherwise, Chicago meetings will be held in the oral argument room,
located on the 8th floor of the James R. Thompson Center, 100 W.
Randolph St.; Springfield meetings will be held in the Commission's
Springfield office, 701 S. 2nd St.
Commission
Review Board
Statutory
reference: 820 ILCS 305/14.1. See also Part 7500 of the
Rules.
Function:
The board investigates complaints regarding misconduct made against
arbitrators and commissioners of the Commission. While the board
investigates allegations of misconduct, it has no authority to review
or change arbitration or Commission decisions.
Members:
There are seven members on the board. The chairman of the Commission
is the chairman of this board. The senior labor and management commissioners
serve on the board, while arbitrators elect one Chicago and one
Downstate arbitrator. The chairman certifies the election of the
arbitrators. Two members who are not commissioners, arbitrators,
or Commission employees are selected by the governor.
Members receive no compensation for their services, but are reimbursed
for their expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
Commission
Review Board |
CHAIRMAN
OF CRB: Dennis R. Ruth,
Chairman, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission
|
Mario
Basurto
Senior business commissioner
Serves per statute
|
Robert
Hanaford
Attorney, Robert H. Hanaford, Ltd.
Appointed by governor
|
Barbara Sherman
Senior labor commissioner
Serves per statute |
Edward
Lee
Elected Chicago arbitrator representative |
Ann
Marie Walsh
Attorney, Lord, Bissell & Brook
Appointed
by governor |
Ruth
White
Elected Downstate arbitrator representative |
Terms:
Members serve two-year terms beginning March 1 of an odd-numbered
year until March 1 of the next odd-numbered year, or until their
successors are named. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner in
which the positions are normally filled.
Procedures:
The chairman shall compile, audit, and retain complaints. The chairman
shall advise the commissioner or arbitrator of any complaints filed
against him or her, while preserving the identity of the complainant.
The board may
determine the complaint is without merit, or it may hold a hearing
at which the complainant may testify. The board shall notify the
commissioner or arbitrator in writing of any remedial action deemed
necessary, and give the commissioner or arbitrator an opportunity
to respond. If the problem is sufficiently serious, the board may
recommend the governor dismiss an arbitrator or not reappoint a
commissioner. Five members of the board must vote to recommend to
dismiss an arbitrator or not reappoint a commissioner.
Meetings:
November 2, 2006; February
11, 2008
IWCC contact
person: Carolyn
Parks, Executive Director and Judicial Manager
Self-Insurers
Advisory Board
Statutory
reference: 820 ILCS 305/4a-1-4
Function:
The board reviews applications from private companies for the self-insurance
privilege and makes recommendations to the chairman of the Commission.
The board also ensures the continued payment of benefits to workers
of bankrupt self-insurers.
Members: The board consists of Chairman of the Commission
and six other members appointed by the chairman who are experts
in workers' compensation self-insurance. One of the six members
shall represent the general public. Four members constitute a quorum;
four affirmative votes are needed for any action taken by the board.
Members receive
no compensation for their services, but are reimbursed for expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties.
Self-Insurers
Advisory Board |
CHAIRMAN
OF ISIAB: Dennis R. Ruth,
Chairman, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission
|
Alex
G. Alexandrou
Director of Human Resources & Risk Mgmt.
City of Aurora
|
Curtis
C. Beam, CPCU, ARM
Corporate Claims Manager
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
|
Margaret
Blackshere (Public member)
Past President
Illinois AFL-CIO
|
Gerald
F. Cooper, Jr.
Scopelitis, Garvin, Light & Hanson |
Paul
M. McCloskey
Senior Vice President
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago |
David Taylor, AIC, ARM, CWCP
Manager of Workers’ Comp. & Disability
International Truck & Engine Corp. |
Terms: Members serve a four-year term, or until they are
reappointed or their successors are named. The chairman shall fill
a vacancy within 30 days for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Meetings:
October 12, 2006 (minutes);
December 13, 2006 (minutes);
March 14, 2007 (minutes);
June 13, 2007 (minutes);
September 19, 2007 (minutes);
January 9, 2008 (minutes);
March 12, 2008 (minutes);
June 11, 2008 (minutes);
September 10, 2008
IWCC
contact person: Maria
Sarli-Dehlin, Manager of Self-Insurance
Workers' Compensation Advisory Board
Statutory
reference: 820 ILCS 305/13.1. See also Section 7030.100
of the Rules.
Function:
The board assists the IWCC in formulating policies, setting
priorities, and developing administrative goals. The board makes
recommendations to the governor regarding Commission appointments.
Also, by rule, the board shall give the IWCC chairman a list of
7+ arbitrators who will conduct voluntary
arbitration upon request.
Members: The board consists of 12 members appointed by the
governor with the advice and consent of the Senate: six members
represent employees, and six represent employers. The IWCC chairman
serves as the ex officio chairman of the board. Seven members constitute
a quorum.
Members receive no compensation for their services, but are reimbursed
for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
Workers'
Compensation Advisory Board
|
Employee
representatives |
Michael
Carrigan
Illinois AFL-CIO
|
vacant
|
Dave
Menchetti
Cullen, Haskins, Nicholson, & Menchetti |
Frank
Cavarretta
United Steel Workers |
Philip
Gruber
International Assoc. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO
|
Kim
Presbrey
Presbrey & Assoc. |
Employer
representatives |
David
Buckman
CORE Construction Group
|
Kim
Maisch
Natl. Fed. of Independent Business
|
Gerald
Roper
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce |
Mark
Flannery
Caterpillar Inc.
|
vacant |
David
Vite
Illinois Retail Merchants Assoc. |
Terms: Members serve four-year terms. Members serve until
they are reappointed or their successors are named. If a vacancy
occurs, the governor shall fill the slot for the rest of the term.
Meetings:
1:30 p.m. on September 26,
2006 (minutes); December
19, 2006 (minutes); January
23, 2007 (cancelled); April 24, 2007
(minutes); July
11, 2007 (minutes); October
30, 2007 (minutes); April
1, 2008 (minutes); June
17, 2008 (minutes); August
20, 2008; October 14, 2008
IWCC contact
person: Amy Masters,
Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Commission
Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Advisory Board
Statutory
reference: 820 ILCS 305/8.3
Function:
The board advises the IWCC on the establishment of fees for medical
services and the accessibility of medical treatment.
Members: The board consists of nine members appointed by
the governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate: three members
represent employees, three represent employers, and three represent
medical providers.
Members receive no compensation for their services, but are reimbursed
for their expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
Workers'
Compensation Medical Fee Advisory Board
|
Employee
representatives |
Employer
representatives |
Medical
provider representatives |
Eric
Dean
Internatl. Assoc. of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing
Ironworkers
|
Maddy
Bowling
Maddy Bowling & Associates
|
Elena
Butkus
Illinois Hospital Assoc. |
Roger
Poole
International Assoc. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO
|
Kim
Moreland
Rising Medical Solutions
|
Jesse
Butler, M.D.
Illinois Bone and Joint Institute |
Ronald
Powell
United Food and Commercial Workers
|
John
Smolk
United Airlines
|
Edward
Sclamberg, M.D.
Illinois Bone and Joint Institute |
Terms: Members serve four-year terms. Members serve until
they are reappointed or their successors are named. If a vacancy
occurs, the governor shall fill the slot for the rest of the term.
Meetings: 9:00 a.m. on September
7, 2006 (minutes); December
7, 2006 (minutes); February
22, 2007 (minutes);
June 29, 2007 (minutes);
August 23, 2007 (minutes);
November 15, 2007 (minutes);
January 31, 2008 (minutes);
February 21, 2008 (minutes);
April 24, 2008 (minutes);
June 19, 2008 (minutes);
September 4, 2008
IWCC contact
person: Susan Piha,
Manager of Research and Education
|