Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission

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• OCTOBER 2020 SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE COMMISSIONER MONTHLY REVIEW CALL PROCEDURES AND SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE ARBITRATION PROCEDURES

  By Order of the Chairman, the following is a list of the Special Circumstance Procedures for both Review and Arbitration, that will be used during the month of October 2020. Please note that we have made minor changes to our past Special Circumstance Procedures, where appropriate.

  
  

  Please note that all e-mailed Motions and Petitions must be forwarded to Arbitrators and Commissioners 2 business days prior to their respective status calls.

  
  

  An announcement relative to the process for the month of November will be made near the end of the month of October.

  
  

  A calendar, together with the Webex information for the Call and hearing dates of each Commissioner is attached. Similarly, a calendar, arbitration location schedule and Webex contact listing is attached, reflecting information for each Arbitrator.

  
  

  Click here for the OCTOBER 2020 Special Circumstance Announcement

  
  

  Click here for the Special Circumstance Arbitration Procedures 

  
  

  Click here for the OCTOBER 2020 Arbitration Calendar
  

  Click here for the OCTOBER 2020 Arbitration Location Schedule

  
  

  Click here for the OCTOBER 2020 Commissioner Review Call Procedures

  Click here for the OCTOBER 2020 Commission Calendar
  

  
  

• AUGUST 2020 SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE COMMISSIONER MONTHLY REVIEW CALL PROCEDURES AND AUGUST 2020 SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE ARBITRATION PROCEDURES

  ​By Order of the Chairman, the Special Circumstance Procedures for both Review and Arbitration that were originally posted for the month of June 2020, will be carried over through the month of August 2020.

  An announcement relative to the continuing process for the month of September will be made near the end of the month of August. 

  A calendar, together with the WebEx information for the Call and hearing dates of each Commissioner and Arbitrator can be accessed from utilizing the links below. Please note that status calls and pre-trials will continue to be conducted by Webex and telephone during the month of August. Please refer to the attached August 2020 Arbitration Location Schedule for the location of each hearing site's trials. Many downstate venues have made dates available to the IWCC for the purpose of conducting hearings.
  

  Click here for the Arbitration Procedures 
  Click here for the AUGUST 2020 Arbitration Calendar
  

  Click here for the AUGUST 2020 Arbitration Location Schedule
  

  
  

  Click here for the Review Call Procedures 
  

  Click here for the AUGUST 2020 Commision Calendar
  

  
  

• SEPTEMBER 2020 SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE COMMISSIONER MONTHLY REVIEW CALL PROCEDURES AND SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE ARBITRATION PROCEDURES

  By Order of the Chairman, the following is a list of the Special Circumstance Procedures for both Review and Arbitration, that will be used during the month of September 2020. Please note that we have made minor changes to our past Special Circumstance Procedures, where appropriate.
  

  
  

  A Pro Se Arbitrator will be available daily in Chicago
  

  
  

  An announcement relative to the process for the month of October will be made near the end of the month of September.
  

  
  

  A calendar, together with the Webex information for the Call and hearing dates of each Commissioner is attached. Similarly, a calendar, arbitration location schedule and Webex contact listing is attached, reflecting information for each Arbitrator.

  
  

  Click here for the SEPTEMBER 2020 Special Circumstance Announcement
  

  
  

  Click here for the COVID-19 Special Circumstance Arbitration Procedures 
  

  
  

  Click here for the SEPTEMBER 2020 Arbitration Calendar

  Click here for the SEPTEMBER 2020 Arbitration Location Schedule
  

  
  

  Click here for the SEPTEMBER 2020 Review Call Procedures
  

  Click here for the SEPTEMBER 2020 Commission Calendar
  

  
  

• FILING OF SETTLEMENT CONTRACTS AND SETTLEMENT CONTRACT APPROVALS ARE NOW ELECTRONIC THROUGH COMPFILE

  Attorneys can now draft, sign, submit, and receive approval of settlement contracts through CompFile as of July 22, 2020. 

  Parties must file settlement contracts in CompFile on all cases with an Application for Adjustment of Claim that have been given an IWCC case number.  Any settlement contracts involving a pro se petitioner will continue to be filed on paper until Release 3 of CompFile later this year. 

   For instructions regarding electronic settlements in CompFile, please visit the CompFile Implementation webpage, www.iwcc.il.gov/compfile. (Link also located on the right of this page) CompFile - critical change with digital ease!