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Workers' Compensation from A to Z Workers' Compensation from A to Z Seminar
Presented by NBI, Inc.
Workers' Compensation from A to Z
Course Description
A Comprehensive Overview of Handling Workers' Compensation Cases
Successfully handling a workers' compensation claim requires an in-depth knowledge of useful hearing strategies and an understanding of medical issues amongst other things. Other tricky issues, such as occupational diseases, complicate things even more. This in-depth seminar will explore the comprehensive nature of a workers' compensation claim from start to finish and provide you with the knowledge you need to improve the outcomes of your workers' compensation cases. Register today!
- Strengthen your knowledge of key workers' compensation laws, practices and issues.
- Provide greater value to your clients by knowing the ins and outs of key workers' compensation forms and procedures.
- Gain an advantage over the other side by knowing how they prepare their case.
- Accurately assess the value of a claim to determine if injured workers are getting the compensation they deserve.
- Determine if an intoxication defense is valid to use when an injured worker's toxicology report shows evidence of illegal substance use.
- Know which questions you need to ask key witnesses during workers' compensation hearings.
- Analyze settlement agreements and spot key pitfalls that deprive your clients of essential funds.
Agenda
- Workers' Compensation: Key Concepts and Issues
9:00 - 9:45, Written and Presented by J. Tyler Lee Jr. in Columbia and Zachary W. Jarrett in Charleston.
- State Workers' Compensation Laws
- Responsibilities of Employers and Employees
- Statutes of Limitations
- Workers' Compensation Fraud
- Navigating Workers' Compensation Processes, Procedures and Forms
9:45 - 10:30,
Written and Presented by J. Tyler Lee Jr. in Columbia and Zachary W. Jarrett in Charleston.
- Preparing Your Case
10:45 - 11:15, Written and Presented by Stephen B. Samuels in Columbia and Benjamin T. Cruse in Charleston.
- Claimant's Attorney: Intake, Investigation and Case Preparation
- Defendant's Attorney: Receipt of the File, Investigation and Case Preparation
- Preparing Appeals: Special Considerations
- Calculating the Value of a Claim
11:15 - 12:00,
Written and Presented by Stephen B. Samuels in Columbia and Benjamin T. Cruse in Charleston.
- Medical Issues in Workers' Compensation: Legal Perspectives
1:00 - 1:30, Written and Presented by Andrew N. Safran in Columbia and Thomas W. Greene in Charleston.
- Psychiatric Injuries
- Work-Related Aggravations of Pre-Existing Conditions
- Toxicology Reports: Understanding the Intoxication Defense
- Vocational Rehabilitation and Return-to-Work Issues
- Occupational Disease Claims in Workers' Compensation
- Viewpoints of Medical Aspects
1:30 - 2:00, Written and Presented by Andrew N. Safran in Columbia and John Davis Stroud in Charleston.
- Establishing Causation
- Importance of Medical History and Client Credibility
- Determining Disability and Impairment
- Functional Capacity Evaluations and Maximum Medical Improvement
- Defense Medical Exams: What Doctors Look for
- Strategies for Workers' Compensation Hearings
2:00 - 2:30, Written and Presented by Stephen B. Samuels in Columbia and John Davis Stroud in Charleston.
- Presenting Evidence: Tips and Techniques
- Key Questions for Lay and Expert Witnesses
- Raising Effective Objections
- Affirmative Defenses
- Settlement Options
2:45 - 3:30, Written by Christine C. Ormand. Presented by Stephen B. Samuels in Columbia and Christine C. Ormand in Charleston.
- Which Settlement Type is Best?
- Settlement Agreements: What Should be Included?
- Key Settlement Pitfalls to Avoid
- Strategies for Settlement Mediation Conferences
- Liens and Subrogation Interests
- Ethics
3:30 - 4:30, Presented by Andrew N. Safran in Columbia and Benjamin T. Cruse, Thomas W. Greene, Zachary W. Jarrett, Christine C. Ormand, and John Davis Stroud in Charleston.
- Rules of Professional Conduct
- Contacts with Parties, Doctors and Rehabilitation Personnel
- Attorneys' Fees
- Lawyer Liability
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This basic-to-intermediate level program on workers' compensation claims is for:
- Attorneys
- In-House Counsel
- Workers' Compensation Administrators
- Human Resources Professionals
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