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Seminar Workers' Compensation from A to Z Seminar

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NBI Legal Continuing Education Seminars

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

  1. 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.
    1. State Workers' Compensation Laws
    2. Responsibilities of Employers and Employees
    3. Statutes of Limitations
    4. Workers' Compensation Fraud
  2. 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.
  3. Preparing Your Case
    10:45 - 11:15, Written and Presented by Stephen B. Samuels in Columbia and Benjamin T. Cruse in Charleston.
    1. Claimant's Attorney: Intake, Investigation and Case Preparation
    2. Defendant's Attorney: Receipt of the File, Investigation and Case Preparation
    3. Preparing Appeals: Special Considerations
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
    1. Psychiatric Injuries
    2. Work-Related Aggravations of Pre-Existing Conditions
    3. Toxicology Reports: Understanding the Intoxication Defense
    4. Vocational Rehabilitation and Return-to-Work Issues
    5. Occupational Disease Claims in Workers' Compensation
  6. Viewpoints of Medical Aspects
    1:30 - 2:00, Written and Presented by Andrew N. Safran in Columbia and John Davis Stroud in Charleston.
    1. Establishing Causation
    2. Importance of Medical History and Client Credibility
    3. Determining Disability and Impairment
    4. Functional Capacity Evaluations and Maximum Medical Improvement
    5. Defense Medical Exams: What Doctors Look for
  7. Strategies for Workers' Compensation Hearings
    2:00 - 2:30, Written and Presented by Stephen B. Samuels in Columbia and John Davis Stroud in Charleston.
    1. Presenting Evidence: Tips and Techniques
    2. Key Questions for Lay and Expert Witnesses
    3. Raising Effective Objections
    4. Affirmative Defenses
  8. Settlement Options
    2:45 - 3:30, Written by Christine C. Ormand. Presented by Stephen B. Samuels in Columbia and Christine C. Ormand in Charleston.
    1. Which Settlement Type is Best?
    2. Settlement Agreements: What Should be Included?
    3. Key Settlement Pitfalls to Avoid
    4. Strategies for Settlement Mediation Conferences
    5. Liens and Subrogation Interests
  9. 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.
    1. Rules of Professional Conduct
    2. Contacts with Parties, Doctors and Rehabilitation Personnel
    3. Attorneys' Fees
    4. Lawyer Liability

 

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Workers' Compensation from A to Z

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Who Should Attend

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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