John J. Larsen, Jr.

John J. Larsen, Jr. was appointed as the public representative, and chairman, of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission in June 2013. A St. Louis native, Larsen is a graduate of the University of Missouri – Columbia, and the St. Louis University School of Law. Larsen spent 33 years in private practice representing injured workers in workers’ compensation claims. He has also served as a Special Assistant Attorney General and on the Missouri Bar Association’s workers’ compensation legislative subcommittee.

The position of employer representative is currently vacant.

Curtis E. Chick, Jr.

Curtis E. Chick, Jr. was appointed as the employee representative of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (LIRC) in 2011. After graduating from Helias High School in Jefferson City, in 1966, Chick began his career in the U.S. Army in 1967 and served until 1970. Chick became an apprentice in the Sheet Metal Workers’ Union Apprenticeship Program in 1970 and completed his program four years later. He served as a Business Representative for the Sheet Metal Workers’ Union #36 for 25 years as well as served on the Missouri Workforce Investment Board for one year before being appointed to the LIRC.