Program Chair
Joshua M. Turim
Hickey & Turim, S.C.
Milwaukee
Presenters
Tracy Aiello
Director, Bureau of Claims Management
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Madison
Alex E. Eichhorn
Tabak Law LLC
Glendale
Hamdy A. Ezalarab
Director, Office of Worker’s Compensation Hearings
Division of Hearings and Appeals
Madison
Aaron P. Frederickson
MSA Source
Minneapolis
Caitlin E. Herbert
Kasdorf, Lewis & Swietlik, S.C.
Milwaukee
Robert J. Janssen
Janssen Law LLC
Green Bay
Cathy A. Lake
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Madison
Jason R. Oldenburg
Injury and Disability Law Office of Wisconsin LLC
Glendale
Karl A. VanDeHey
Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen, S.C.
Milwaukee
Scott E. Wade
von Briesen & Roper, S.C.
Waukesha
8:30 a.m. Case Law Update
- Medical bills and bankruptcy
- Factors in LIRC credibility determinations
- Employment relationship and independent contractors
- Misconduct
- Permanent partial disability benefits and LOEC
- Statute of Limitations
- Unreasonable Refusal to Rehire
- Appeals including standard of review and issue preclusion
Karl A. VanDeHey
9:20 a.m. OWCH Update
Hamdy A. Ezalarab
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Work Comp MSAs: What, Me Worry?
Key pain points and practical, easy-to-implement solutions
- Understanding the WMCSA process, Medicare’s view on non-submission, and why it should not matter how they view your allocation
- What language should (and should not) be included in every settlement agreements
- How defense counsel can better interact with the assigned claim handler, how Applicant attorneys can better represent the injured employee, and why everyone should get along
- Opportunities to use the Medicare Set-aside to resolve cases more effectively
Aaron P. Frederickson
11:05 a.m. DWD Update
Tracy Aiello, Cathy A. Lake
11:45 a.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m. Claims Involving a Third-Party Case
Alex E. Eichhorn
2:00 p.m. Ethical Predicaments and the Worker’s Compensation Attorney
- Communication between Applicant attorneys and workplace managers and forepersons
- Candor and strategy during negotiations
- Managing your trust account when medical bills are outstanding
Caitlin E. Herbert, Robert J. Janssen, Jason R. Oldenburg, Scott E. Wade
3:00 p.m. Program Concludes
- Catch up on the latest case law updates in less than an hour
- Hear creative ways to maximize recovery in claims involving third parties
- Conquer ethical dilemmas unique to worker’s comp practitioners
- Establish best practices for claims involving Medicare recipients
- Worker’s compensation lawyers
- Labor and employment lawyers
- Insurance lawyers
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