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Chairman Mitch Weisz announced the following changes in arbitrator assignments, effective September 1st, 2010:

Arbitrator Erbacci will be assigned to take over the entire Waukegan call.

This is a first step in trying to reduce the number of split calls.

Arbitrator Andros will remain in DeKalb and will take over Arbitrator Erbacci¹s duties in Wheaton.

Arbitrator Lee will cover Woodstock and one quarter of the Rockford call.

Arbitrator Lammie will take over the Chicago call handled by Arbitrator Lee

Arbitrator Fratianni will temporarily come to Chicago to handle the status call, pro se, and other matters currently handled by Arbitrator Lammie, whose long service in this area is appreciated.

Chairman Weisz plans to capitalize on Arbitrator Fratianni¹s years of experience to look for possible improvements. She will visit arbitration calls both in Chicago and downstate to help harvest ideas on best practices that we can work collaboratively to implement.

Additionally, effective January 1, 2011 the Lawrenceville call, one of the smallest calls in the state, will be discontinued. Those cases will be reassigned to Mattoon and Mt Vernon to minimize travel.

Bertha Parker is in the process of scouting a few new locations in sites such as Galesburg, Kankakee and Belleville to determine if more economical, suitable or reliable sites are available. If you have any suggestions for alternate locations, please contact her (bertha.parker@illinois.gov) as soon as possible.

As soon as the locations are nailed down she will begin preparing the 2011 schedule. 

Susan Piha

Manager of Research and Education

Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission 100 W. Randolph St. #8-200 Chicago, IL 60601