Illinois WCC Bans Use of AI in Proceedings

April 18, 2025

 

Illinois WCC Bans Use of AI Devices in Proceedings

  • The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission has issued a notice to attorneys and self-represented litigants that the use of artificial intelligence and recording devices is prohibited.
  • The notice supplements the current Arbitration and Review Procedures concerning Monthly Status Calls, Pre-Trial, Trials, Oral Arguments, and Review Call Conferences, at the Commission.
  • The use of any Artificial Intelligence (AI) device or software during Arbitration Status Calls, Pre-Trials, Trials, Review Conferences, or Hearings on Review or Oral Arguments is strictly prohibited.
  • The notice warned that any participant, regardless of whether they are an attorney or self-represented litigant, who is found using an AI device or program during proceedings will be immediately removed from the proceeding.
  • The notice did not specify devices or programs, such as Otter.ai, used for transcription purposes.
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Washington Law on Okays Claims Paid for Decertified Self-Insurered Firms

  • Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a bill on Wednesday enabling the state Department of Labor and Industries to administer and pay workers’ compensation claims when a self-insured employer has been decertified.
  • Decertified employers will reimburse L&I for those costs on at least a quarterly basis.
    The bill also grants L&I broad rulemaking authority regarding those continuing obligations of decertified employers, as well as methods of ensuring self-insured employers meet those financial obligations.
  • One issue that arose out of the rulemaking process was L&I’s initial proposal to require self-insured cities to pay for a surety bond to cover outstanding claims in the event a city is decertified as a self-insurer.
  • L&I eventually dropped the surety issue from the final “good faith and fair dealing” rules.
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A.I.M. Exec  Appointed to Mass. Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council

  • Kevin M. Snyder has been appointed to a five-year term as a business representative on the Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council (WCAC).
  • Snyder is Director of Sales & Marketing for A.I.M. Mutual Insurance Companies, based in Burlington, Mass. The company is a regional workers’ compensation insurer serving New England.
  • The Council consists of 16 voting and non-voting members representing major stakeholders in the workers’ compensation system.
  • The WCAC is responsible for overseeing the workers’ compensation system in Massachusetts, monitoring and making recommendations on workers’ compensation bills and reporting on all aspects of the system.
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