ar Advanced Litigation Skills: MSC, Trial and Appellate Process - Part (2/2) By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 16:30:34 -0800 Advanced Litigation Skills: MSC, Trial and Appellate Process - Part (2/2)… Full Article
ar WCAB Procedures, Forms & Hearings By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2015 10:37:00 -0700 Insider’s Guide to the WCAB: Procedures, Forms & Hearings… Full Article
ar Advanced Hearing and Lien Rep Training By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:01:06 -0700 Advanced Hearing and Lien Rep Training is a course designed for workers’ compensation professionals who have experience trying cases and negotiating at the WCAB. The course is more advanced and… Full Article
ar Adjuster Claims Handling, Settlement, Arbitration and Mediation By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Feb 2016 10:23:45 -0800 Presented in Partnership with Adelson, Testan, Brundo, Novell & Jimenez. Discussion will include: - Judicial Litigation Tips (Death Benefits, Penalties, Sanctions, Other Remedies) - Ethics - Claims Handling - Subrogation - Settlements - Arbitration -… Full Article
ar Hearing Rep Litigation and Case Management Skills By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Feb 2016 11:53:47 -0800 The California non-attorney Hearing Representative and Lien Representative is required to know how to prepare for and litigate a workers’ compensation case or lien claim before a WCAB Judge. This… Full Article
ar Liens: Where Are We Now? By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 09 May 2016 14:10:06 -0700 The WCAB has repeatedly made it clear that a lien claimant has the burden to prove all the necessary elements before it may recover anything in connection with its lien. Full Article
ar SB 1160 Preparation for 2017 By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Nov 2016 08:46:07 -0800 Join us in Glendale as Suzanne Honor-Vangerov and Steve Cattolica present this vital SB 1160 Update, including 2017 specifics for practice and procedure. Full Article
ar Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 13: Marketing and Advertising By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:38:40 -0700 "Work Comp Matters" - the central location for all your workers' compensation, employment and labor law matters. Steve Appell hosts this weekly podcast from sunny southern California - presenting some… Full Article
ar Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 16: Artificial Intelligence By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:03:21 -0700 "Work Comp Matters" - the central location for all your workers' compensation, employment and labor law matters. Steve Appell hosts this weekly podcast from sunny southern California - presenting some… Full Article
ar Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 18: Marijuana By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 05 May 2017 09:04:10 -0700 "Work Comp Matters" - the central location for all your workers' compensation, employment and labor law matters. Steve Appell hosts this weekly podcast from sunny southern California - presenting some… Full Article
ar Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 19: Are Liens Dead? By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 11 May 2017 09:14:48 -0700 "Work Comp Matters" - the central location for all your workers' compensation, employment and labor law matters. Steve Appell hosts this weekly podcast from sunny southern California - presenting some… Full Article
ar AMA Guides - Part 1 of 3: Basics By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 08:10:35 -0700 This program instructed by Phil Walker, J.D. and Christopher Brigham, M.D. will focus on the basic ratings under the AMA Guides. This is part one of three on a series… Full Article
ar Annual Hearing and Lien Representative Training By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 09:33:31 -0800 This program will instruct Hearing Reps and Lien Reps in the fundamentals about a work comp claim - from injury to opening a case, pre-trial issues, mandatory settlement conferences, and… Full Article
ar 2017 Bay Area Legal Update By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Apr 2017 15:45:10 -0700 Michael Sullivan and Associates present this vital update for the Bay Area. Instructors will review skills, legal updates and process techniques to be successful with a claim. The discussion will… Full Article
ar Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 33: Charlottesville By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 14:01:33 -0700 "Work Comp Matters" - the central location for all your workers' compensation, employment and labor law matters. Steve Appell hosts this weekly podcast from sunny southern California - presenting some… Full Article
ar Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance and Legal Update By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 08 May 2017 11:51:08 -0700 WorkCompCentral presents a full day seminar offering the latest updates in Medicare Secondary Payer compliance. This course touches upon all components of MSP compliance, from conditional payment resolutions and Medicare… Full Article
ar Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 36: War By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Sep 2017 14:54:07 -0700 "Work Comp Matters" - the central location for all your workers' compensation, employment and labor law matters. Steve Appell hosts this weekly podcast from sunny southern California - presenting some… Full Article
ar AMA Guides - Part 2 of 3: Intermediate By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 08:40:33 -0700 This program instructed by Phil Walker, J.D. and Christopher Brigham, M.D. will focus on the intermediate ratings under the AMA Guides. This is part two of three on a series… Full Article
ar AMA Guides - Part 3 of 3: Advanced By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 12:54:03 -0700 This program instructed by Phil Walker, J.D. and Christopher Brigham, M.D. will focus on the advanced ratings under the AMA Guides. This is part three of three on a series… Full Article
ar Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 38: Takin Care of Business By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 14:44:22 -0700 "Work Comp Matters" - the central location for all your workers' compensation, employment and labor law matters. Steve Appell hosts this weekly podcast from sunny southern California - presenting some… Full Article
ar Litigation and Trial Procedures - Marina del Rey By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 09:35:23 -0700 WCAB Marina del Rey issues will be discussed in depth. … Full Article
ar Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 53: Happy New Year By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Jan 2018 08:50:37 -0800 "Work Comp Matters" - the central location for all your workers' compensation, employment and labor law matters. Steve Appell hosts this weekly podcast from sunny southern California - presenting some… Full Article
ar Hearing and Lien Representative Preparation for 2018 By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 09 May 2017 10:56:06 -0700 The California non-attorney Hearing Representative and Lien Representative is required to know how to prepare for and litigate a workers' compensation case or lien claim before a WCAB Judge. This… Full Article
ar 2018 California Formulary Webinar By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 14:00:40 -0800 This session will outline some of the initial stakeholder repercussions from the perspective of treatment providers, payer and utilization review and project what the next few weeks and months have… Full Article
ar Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 61: Sanctuary State By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 18:01:22 -0700 "Work Comp Matters" - the central location for all your workers' compensation, employment and labor law matters. Steve Appell hosts this weekly podcast from sunny southern California - presenting some… Full Article
ar Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 62: Mark Reed By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 18:13:34 -0700 "Work Comp Matters" - the central location for all your workers' compensation, employment and labor law matters. Steve Appell hosts this weekly podcast from sunny southern California - presenting… Full Article
ar Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 64: March for Our Lives By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:00:09 -0700 "Work Comp Matters" - the central location for all your workers' compensation, employment and labor law matters. Steve Appell hosts this weekly podcast from sunny southern California - presenting some… Full Article
ar Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 66: Mark Zuckerberg By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:56:56 -0700 "Work Comp Matters" - the central location for all your workers' compensation, employment and labor law matters. Steve Appell hosts this weekly podcast from sunny southern California - presenting some… Full Article
ar 2017 Comp Laude® - MSP Series: Preparing to Settle: Taking Medicare's Interests Into Account By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Sat, 21 Apr 2018 15:55:45 -0700 This program introduces students to the preparation of settlement by taking medicare's interests into account. This course is for all disciplines in workers' compensation, especially those who deal with MSP… Full Article
ar Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 69: Getting Stoned with Hilary Bricken By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 03 May 2018 16:37:38 -0700 "Work Comp Matters" - the central location for all your workers' compensation, employment and labor law matters. Steve Appell hosts this weekly podcast from sunny southern California - presenting some… Full Article
ar Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 76: Mediation with Barbara Thompson By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Jun 2018 08:46:52 -0700 "Work Comp Matters" - the central location for all your workers' compensation, employment and labor law matters. Steve Appell hosts this weekly podcast from sunny southern California - presenting some… Full Article
ar Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 79: Expedited Hearings By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:09:45 -0700 Is the WCAB so backed up that injured workers could not timely receive their benefits, or are the parties simply not prepared? In this edition of Work Comp matters Steve… Full Article
ar Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 84: 30th Congressional District with Mark Reed By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 10:09:53 -0700 Mark Reed is the pragmatic candidate for the 30th US Congressional District. In this edition of Work Comp matters Steve and the guys talk to Mark about the homeless, a… Full Article
ar Litigation Methods for Attorneys - with the CA. Bay Area Judges By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 15:04:59 -0700 Discussion will include: Roadmap for Prepping Your Case for Trial, Common Discovery Mistakes and How Not to Make Them, Ex Parte Issues that Can Tank your Case, Don’t Let Psych… Full Article
ar 2018 Comp Laude®: Research to Action to Research: How Public Policy Research Can Inform Legislative and Market Behavior By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Nov 2018 14:19:32 -0800 Workers' compensation public policy research is thriving. Big data and next generation analytics have created new insights into all corners of the national workers' compensation system. The best research can… Full Article
ar Work Comp Matters - Episode 97: Goodbye 2018 - Year in Review By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 11:38:27 -0800 This week on Work Comp Matters, Steve, Mike, Robert & Ted discuss all the events of 2018 that we liked & disliked. An update from John Scalia. Topics… Full Article
ar A Practical Approach to Using the MTUS & Formulary Wisely to Avoid Treatment Denials By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 08:14:39 -0700 Whether you are an employer, claims examiner, medical provider or attorney, this program will provide you with a clear understanding and practical approach of how the MTUS and Formulary to… Full Article
ar Driver's Widow Gets Award for His Death from COVID-19 By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to the widow of a worker who died from COVID-19. Case: Miller v. Transdev Bus on Demand LLC, No. CV-23-0661, 10/10/2024,… Full Article
ar Benefits Increasing 4.3% in January By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission announced that maximum benefits for injuries, illnesses and deaths will increase 4.3% in January to match an increase in the state's average weekly wage. The state's… Full Article
ar Double-Dipping State Trooper Pleads Guilty to Larceny By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice announced that a former state trooper who operated a silk-screening business while receiving temporary disability benefits pleaded guilty to two counts of larceny. Kevin Moore,… Full Article
ar Injured Worker Failed to Prove Extreme Hardship Warranting Reclassification By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for an extreme hardship redetermination. Case: Matter of Brown v. Plans Plus Ltd., No. CV-23-0250, 10/10/2024, published. Facts and procedural… Full Article
ar Court Awards Worker Benefits for Back Injury, Authorizes MRI By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to benefits for a back injury, and that he was entitled to a magnetic resonance imaging… Full Article
ar Expansion of Worker's Claim to Include Depression Didn't Increase His Loss of Earning Capacity By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an injured worker was not entitled to an increase in his loss of wage-earning capacity after his claim was expanded to… Full Article
ar Injured Workers Can't Back Out of Settlement Agreement on Carrier's Lien By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that two injured workers could not back out of a settlement agreement they entered with their employer’s insurance carrier to satisfy the carrier’s subrogation… Full Article
ar WCS Opens Registration for Training Webinars By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section opened registration for free online training classes that will be held in January. The WCS is holding a basic orientation session Jan. 8 that will cover… Full Article
ar Defendants Get Partial Reversal of Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claims By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on one aspect of his Labor Law claim. Case: Urquia v. Deegan 135 Realty LLC, No. 22340/19,… Full Article
ar Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Defendant's Indemnification Claim By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A New York appellate court partially overturned a grant of summary judgment dismissing a defendant’s indemnification claim against an injured worker’s employer. Case: Cooper v. BLDG 7th Street LLC, Nos. 153479/18,… Full Article
ar Court Upholds Award for Worker's Elbow Injury from Fall By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0700 West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award for a worker’s elbow injury from an on-the-job fall. Case: West Virginia United Health System Inc. v. DeWitt, No. 24-ICA-74, 10/28/2024, published. Facts:… Full Article
ar Court Denies Employer's Successive Application for Hearing as Lacking Probable Cause By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Commission denying an employer’s successive application for a hearing as being unsupported by probable cause. In December 2022, Jessica… Full Article
ar CLARA Analytics Names Eugene Wong CFO By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0700 CLARA Analytics announced that it hired Eugene Wong as chief financial officer. Eugene Wong Wong brings more than 15 years of finance and operating experience to his new role with the… Full Article
