Agency Reopens, but Social Distancing Measures Continue Elsewhere

State compensation agencies and courts continue to ensure social distancing as coronavirus cases increase across the country. Here are some of the most recent regulatory notices: Illinois: The chairman of the Workers' Compensation Commission announced that special pandemic procedures will be extended through July. Most arbitration status calls and pretrial proceedings will be done through the WebEx remote-access web platform, but audio-only. All trials will be held in-person, however. The commission announced the procedures earlier in the pandemic but has extended them twice as the ...