Doerries Named to Workers' Comp Commission

Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week named an insurance defense lawyer to the state Workers' Compensation Commission, the commission announced. Kathryn Doerries, of Wheaton, who once was the workers' compensation section chief for the state attorney general, will serve on the commission's Panel A, representing business interests. Commissioners are the first step in appeals after compensation claims disputes are heard by arbitrators. The commission has three panels with three members on each — one from the employee or labor side, one from the employer side, and one representing...