Training Course Syllabus:

Workers' Compensation Fundamentals - Workers' Compensation Employee Law Seminar

Avoid Preventable Mistakes During the Workers' Compensation Process  

Working through a workers' compensation claim can be a long and tedious process that involves many outside parties and steps. Are you able to confidently represent your clients? Do you know what strategies to employ in order to prevent any costly mistakes and attain the best possible results? Don't rely on your cursory knowledge of procedures and risks to get you through the case. Explore the comprehensive nature of a workers' compensation claim and know the process from start to finish. Register today!

• Review the latest legislative developments and case law updates.
• Understand how to comply with and arrange for Medicare-Set-Aside Arrangements.
• Recognize the importance of correctly assessing the injury and case right from the start in order to avoid any costly or unnecessary legal expenses.
• Utilize pre-hearing conferences to resolve disputes quickly and efficiently.
• Thoroughly prepare yourself and any experts for the hearing proceedings so that your case is ready for any cross-examination or conflicts.
• Easily compile all the necessary documents for a workers' compensation mediation process.
• Use effective negotiation tips that help smooth the settlement process for both sides.
• Know when it is advantageous to pursue an appeal.
• Understand how to sue for medical malpractice in conjunction with workers' compensation.
• Review the ethical considerations associated with workers' compensation cases, such as disclosure obligations.

1. Case Law and Legislative Update
   9:00 - 9:30, Keith J. Kasper
2. Workers' Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements (WCMSA)
   9:30 - 10:00, Heidi S. Groff
1. Compromise vs. Communication
2. Low Dollar Threshold
3. Calculating the Total Settlement Amount
4. Submitting MSA's to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
3. Assessing the Injury and Case
   10:00 - 10:30, John William Valente
4. Mediation Practices
   10:45 - 11:15, Keith J. Kasper
1. Requesting Mediation
2. Documents to Prepare and Present
3. Mediation Procedures
4. Post-Mediation Process
5. Settlement Methods
   11:15 - 11:45, Keith J. Kasper
1. When to Settle vs. Pursue a Claim
2. Agreement for Settlement
3. Compromise Settlement
4. Contingent Settlement
5. Combination Settlement
6. Lump Sum Payments
7. Full or Partial Commutation
8. Negotiation Tips
9. Pitfalls to Avoid
6. Pre-Hearing Conferences
   12:45 - 1:15, John William Valente
1. Pleading the Case
2. Complying with Deadlines and Orders
3. Continuances
7. Preparing for and Presenting at the Hearing
   1:15 - 2:00, John William Valente
1. Where and How to Locate Experts
1. Doctors
2. Rehabilitation Experts
2. Preparing Your Experts
3. Discovery Techniques
1. Depositions
2. Interrogatories
3. Medical Examinations
4. Surveillance
4. Evidence Admissibility and Submission
5. Questions to Ask Witness
6. Cross-Examining Experts
7. Proving the Causal Relationship
8. Agreed Proposed Decisions and Orders
9. What Key Decision-Makers Look For
10. Keys to Building and Winning Your Case
8. Appeals Procedures
   2:00 - 2:30, Keith J. Kasper
1. When an Appeal Makes Sense
2. Administrative
3. Judicial Proceedings
9. When to Sue in Conjunction With Workers' Compensation
   2:45 - 3:30, Heidi S. Groff
1. Product Liability
2. Toxic Tort
3. Third-Party Injuries
4. Medical Malpractice
5. Subrogation Considerations
6. Recovery of Liens
10. Ethical Issues in Workers' Compensation
    3:30 - 4:30, Heidi S. Groff
1. Scope of Discovery
2. Communication with Injured Party and Medical Providers
3. Conflicts Between the Insurer and the Insured
4. Disclosure Obligations
5. Attorneys Fees

Seminar Summary:

Don't rely on your cursory knowledge of procedures and risks to get you through the case. Explore the comprehensive nature of a workers' compensation claim and know the process from start to finish. (see full course description)

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