Sent: 2013-03-14
From: Rick Enyard, Director, Human Resources
To: Employees

Subject: STATE CHANGES WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROCESSING

Pursuant to Public Act 97-895, the administration of the State Employee Workers' Compensation Program is being transitioned to a third party administrator. A competitive procurement was conducted and an administrator, Tristar Risk Enterprise Management Inc., was selected. Tristar is an experienced third party administrator that provides claims administration services to corporate and governmental entities across the United States.

Effective March 16, 2013, there is a new phone number for reporting all new reports of injury that may result in a workers' compensation claim. It is:

1-855-495-1554.

Existing claims will be transitioned to Tristar in the coming months. Each employee who has a claim currently pending will receive an individual letter sometime in the next few months with information regarding their new claim contact. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the workers' compensation coordinator at your location.

Workers' Compensation Coordinator at EIU:

Paula Embry, WCC
Human Resources
2010 Old Main
Eastern Illinois University

Office: 217-581-7835
Fax: 217-581-3614