Central States Association

About

The Central States Association (CSA) was founded in 1974 as a voluntary association of workers' compensation agencies serving states in the Upper Midwestern part of the United States. These states have relatively similar legal and administrative systems. Central States members are proud of their progressive and innovative delivery of services to injured workers, employers, and other stakeholders.

The central states region includes the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

The Association is not incorporated. All net income or proceeds from events are kept in a trust account by the IAIABC.

Central States is governed by a constitution that is available for download: Constitution of Central States Association

Mission

The object of the CSA is to bring together representatives of the various members at least once a year to discuss the problems and experiences arising out of the administration of workers' compensation laws, particularly those affecting the central region and to propose and evaluate solutions to those problems.

Meetings

2010 Breakfast
The Central States Association will host a breakfast at the IAIABC Annual Convention on Wednesday, September 22, from 7:30-8:30 am. The breakfast is open to anyone who is registered for the Annual Convention and interested in learning about the Central States Association.

2010 Spring Seminar
The 2010 Central States Association Spring Seminar was held June 10-11 in Madison, Wisconsin. Attendees enjoying frank discussion and informative presentations about workers' compensation issues impacting the central region of the United States.

The Central States Association thanks all those who attended the 2010 Spring Seminar, and a special thank you goes out to Jana Williams of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry for her hard work as President of the CSA for 2009-2010.

To see the agenda for the 2010 Spring Seminar, click here. The CSA thanks the sponsors of the 2010 Spring Seminar, NCCI and Safety National Casualty Corporation.

2009
Thank you to those who attended the 2009 Central States Association Spring Seminar on June 11-12 in Madison, Wisconsin! The CSA Spring Seminar was packed with current issues and topics that impact workers' compensation administration in the central region of the U.S. Download the complete agenda here.

The 2009 Spring Seminar was generously sponsored by the National Council on Compensation Insurance and Safety National Casualty Corporation. At the 2009 IAIABC Annual Convention, the CSA held a breakfast meeting to begin plans for the 2010 Spring Seminar. The breakfast meeting was generously sponsored by Safety National Casualty Corporation.

2010-2011 Leadership

Allen Kassebaum - President
Compliance Examiner - Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court
Phone: (402) 471-2953
Email: allen.kassebaum@nebraska.gov 

David Sprick - Vice President
Adminstrator - Kansas Division of Workers' Compensation
Phone: (785) 296-4120
Email: david.sprick@dol.ks.gov  

*If you have a question about the Central States Association and/or the Spring Seminar, you can contact Allen or David directly, or Heather Lore in the IAIABC office. Heather can be reached at hlore@iaiabc.org