Program Chair and Presenter:

Karl A. VanDeHey
Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen, S.C.
Milwaukee

Presenters:

Jakob E. Feltham
Hawks Quindel, S.C.
Madison

ALJ Amanda Luedtke
Division of Hearings and Appeals Office of Worker’s Compensation Hearings
Madison

Staci F. McCaffrey
Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen, S.C.
Milwaukee

ALJ Samuel H. Weinberg
Division of Hearings and Appeals Office of Worker’s Compensation Hearings
Milwaukee

8:30 a.m. Introduction and Overview of Worker’s Compensation

• Overview
• Types of injuries
• Pros and Cons of practicing Worker’s Compensation
• Everyday resource materials

Karl A. VanDeHey

9:00 a.m. Conditions of Liability §102.03

• Jurisdiction
• Definition of employers and employees §§102.04; 102.07
• Date of the injury §102.01(2)(g)
• Average weekly wage §102.11

ALJ Samuel H. Weinberg

9:30 a.m. Primary Compensation

• Temporary disability §102.43
• Permanent disability §§102.52 to 102.56 and 102.44
• Lost earning capacity

ALJ Amanda P. Luedtke

10:15 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. Additional Compensation

• Vocational retraining §102.61 and §102.43(5)
• Death benefits §102.46 to §102.51
• Disfigurement §102.56
• Penalty Claims

Staci F. McCaffrey

11:00 a.m. Medical Evidence

• Legal and medical causation
• Presenting medical proof at hearing WC-16B, §102.17(1)(d)
• Medical expenses §102.42 and WC-3
• Independent Medical Exam and Medical Records §102.13

Jakob E. Feltham

11:45 a.m. Question & Answer

12:00 p.m. Lunch Break

1:15 p.m. Litigation Process Overview

I. Pleadings

• Application for Hearing – Applicant’s perspective
• Initial Review of Application – DWD
• Answering the Application – Respondent’s perspective
• Initial Review of Answer – DWD

II. Preparations for Hearing

• Applicant’s Burden of Proof
• Respondent’s Defenses
• DWD – Notice of Hearing

III. Hearing Procedures

• Delineation of Claim and Evidentiary Submissions
• Delineation of Defenses and Evidentiary Submissions
• Role of Presiding ALJ

IV. Resolution by Stipulation or Compromise

• Negotiations and Settlement – Applicant and Respondent
• WCD or OWCH Review – valid disputes, limited or full and final

ALJ Samuel H. Weinberg, ALJ Amanda P. Luedtke, Staci F. McCaffrey and Jakob Feltham

3:00 p.m. Question & Answer

3:15 p.m. Program Concludes

• Review worker’s compensation law in Wisconsin
• Receive valuable resource materials
• Hear applicant, defense, and ALJ perspectives on pleadings, hearings, and resolution
• Learn the statutory conditions of liability
• Explore the types of compensation available to the applicant
• Discover how to obtain and present medical evidence
• Gain a thorough understanding of the litigation process

• Attorneys new to worker’s compensation
• Worker’s comp lawyers looking for a refresher
• New lawyers

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