Program Chair:
Kathleen E. Grant
DOA Division of Hearings and Appeals
Madison
Faculty:
Bronwyn M. Baldwin
DOA Division of Hearings and Appeals
Madison
Joseph P. Danas, Jr.
Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen S.C.
Milwaukee
Hamdy A. Ezalarab
Wisconsin Department of Administration
Division of Hearings & Appeals
Madison
Michael H. Gillick
Labor & Industry Review Commission
Madison
Robert J. Janssen
Janssen Law LLC
Green Bay
Aviva Meridian Kaiser
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison
Melissa Kirschner
Crivello Carlson, S.C.
Eau Claire
Jason R. Oldenburg
Injury & Disability Law Office of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Jeffrey J. Shampo
Labor & Industry Review Commission
Madison
Karl A. VanDeHey
Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen S.C.
Milwaukee
Scott E. Wade
von Briesen & Roper, S.C.
Milwaukee
8:30 a.m. : Case Law Update
- Issues regarding discharging medical expense through bankruptcy
- Reasonable Cause for discharge under 102.35(3)
- Exclusive injury and subsequent reinjury
- Expert testimony and the Lewellyn rule
- Procedure when ALJ unavailable for credibility conference with LIRC
Joseph P. Danas, Jr.
9:20 a.m. : OWCH Update
- HA 4, OWCH policies regarding
o Compromise Agreement, best way to get it approved
o Restricted Account when required, attorney’s fees, advancements and closing files
o OWCH policy regarding scheduling pre-hearings when COR is not filed, expedited hearings
o Mediation and settlement Conferences
Hamdy A. Ezalarab
10:10 a.m. : Break
10:25 a.m. : LIRC: An Update
- How LIRC works: the structure, the process, the product.
- Hints for working with LIRC: what evidence matters; why briefs work; what issues matter.
- Current issues at LIRC: COVID, independent contractors
Michael H. Gillick
11:10 a.m. : Legislative Update
- Proposed legislative changes
- Changes made by 2021 Wis. Act 29:
o Claims by public safety officers for mental injuries that are not accompanied by a physical injury and that result in a post-traumatic stress diagnosis
o Ability of clients of employee leasing companies to assume worker’s compensation liability
o Payments to WISBF in certain death benefit cases
o New 30-day requirement for providing billing statements
Jeffrey J. Shampo
12:00 p.m. : Lunch (on your own)
1:00 p.m. : Presenting Your Case Virtually: Perspectives of an Administrative Law Judge
- A brief background on DHA and the evolution of virtual hearings at DHA
- How to appear virtually for a worker’s compensation hearing with suggestions for successfully presenting your case to an ALJ
- Lessons I’ve learned from holding hundreds of virtual hearings
Bronwyn M. Baldwin
1:50 p.m. : Telecommuting in the Time of Covid: Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Issues for Employees Working from Home
- History of telecommuting
- Injuries coming and going
- Injuries at home and off premises
- Additional issues for employees working out of state
- Telecommuting policies
Melissa A. Kirschner
2:40 p.m. : Break
2:55 p.m. : Ethical Predicaments and the Worker’s Compensation Attorney
- Disengaging and asserting a lien
- Confidentiality and informed consent
- Obtaining information via questionable means
Robert J. Janssen, Aviva Meridian Kaiser, Jason R. Oldenburg, Karl A. VanDeHey, Scott E. Wade
3:55 p.m. : Program Concludes
- Get a special look at how the Labor and Industry Review Commission works
- Discover what’s new at the Office of Worker’s Compensation Hearings
- Hear from panelists about ethical concerns common to worker’s comp practice
- Learn how to present your case more effectively over video
- Obtain guidance for practicing worker’s compensation post-pandemic
- Receive a case law and legislative update
- Worker’s compensation lawyers
- Employment law attorneys
- Insurance attorneys
- General practitioners
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