2025 Updated Deadline for Report of Mediator Fee Invoice Payment

By Heather T. Baker, Group Chair, Skidmore Law Group

The deadline for paying the Report of Mediator fee is now within 30 days from the date of the invoice. Effective February 8, 2025, the Commission instituted a 30-day deadline to pay the Report of Mediator invoices for carriers and employers to avoid a statutory late payment penalty and interest. Previously, the Industrial Commission had a deadline of paying 7 days from the deadline to complete mediation or 7 days from the date mediation was completed, whichever was earlier. The deadline is now 30 days from the date of the invoice. The Commission emails the Report of Mediator fee invoices to defense counsel shortly after the Appointment of Mediator Order is issued.

Upon receipt of the Report of Mediator invoice, the $200 fee can be paid online via credit card (MasterCard or Visa) or e-Check. A link for online payment is provided in the email. The $200 fee also may be paid by paper check mailed to the Commission, but parties are strongly encouraged to pay online via credit card or e-Check.