By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefThe Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission announced on Friday it is considering updating its current rules to specify procedures on requests to disqualify an arbitrator or commissioner from hearing a case.But the disqualification issue could come up before the commission takes any action on the rule – based on the question of whether currently sitting arbitrators whose terms have expired can continue to hear cases.The commission published notice in the July 20 edition of the Illinois Register that rulemaking for the disqualification procedures ...
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