HB3293 Summary: Workers' Compensation Commission Salaries

• Commissioners must be authorized to practice law in Illinois and maintain that authorization throughout their term of employment.

• Commissioner salaries set at 70% of a Circuit Court Judge salary in the First Judicial District, with the Chairman receiving 5% more than other Commissioners.

• Arbitrators' salaries set at 5% less than Commissioner salaries, with arbitrators subject to 3-year terms and required to be licensed attorneys after June 28, 2011.

• Consolidates Self-Insurers Security Fund and Self-Insurers Administration Fund, requiring transfer of remaining Administration Fund moneys to the Security Fund within 60 days of enactment.

• Changes arbitrator assignment limits from 2 years to 4 consecutive years in counties outside Cook County, and modifies arbitrator performance reviews from annual to biennial or more frequent at Chairman's discretion.