Ron Rascia Appointed Acting Chairman

December 2014

By Francis M. Brady

Governor Quinn has appointed Ronald A. Rascia Acting Chairman of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, effective today. Chairman Rascia has been serving the Commission as General Counsel and Secretary.

Prior to joining the Commission in 2011, Chairman Rascia worked for nine years in the Office of the Illinois Attorney General as a supervising attorney in the General Law Bureau, defending State agencies in state and federal courts. As an attorney in the private sector, he served as General Counsel to Northwestern Golf Company and Platinum Financial Group. His tenure as Chairman was not specified beyond his "acting" status.

Former Chairman Michael Latz resigned on November 30th. Brady, Connolly & Masuda, P.C. joins the Commission in thanking Mr. Latz for his service and wishes him the best in his future endeavors.