Work Comp Compliance Crusher: 2024 Update on Important Issues in Workers' Compensation Practice

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WORK COMP COMPLIANCE CRUSHER: 
2024 Update on Important Issues in Workers' Compensation Practice

Program originally presented Friday, August 16, 2024

This comprehensive Workers’ Compensation Update will focus on relevant issues, recent developments and case law affecting work-place injuries and workers’ compensation claims.

Program Agenda:

Federal Remedies for Injured Workers: Longshore, Jones Act, FELA, FECA, Black Lung and more.  This CLE session will highlight the basics of what you need to know about federal remedies for many work injuries, including Longshore, Jones Act, FELA, FECA, Black Lung and more. Gain an understanding of the interaction between Pennsylvania workers’ compensation law and these Federal statutes relating to injured workers so that you may better serve your clients.

Featured Speakers:
John E. Kawczynski, Esq., Field & Kawczynski, LLC
Jason S. Lomax, Esq., Aumiller Lomax, LLC 

2024 Workers' Compensation Pennsylvania Case Law Updates
In this informative CLE session, speakers highlight the most recent updates on legislative activities affecting workers’ compensation matters, along with a summary of recent significant case law.

Panelists:
Kelly A. Dempsey, Esq., HP LAW, LLC
Levi S. Wolf, Esq., Wolf, Baldwin & Associates, P.C.

Authorized to Work: A Primer on Immigration Status and Workers’ Compensation Issues Related to Immigration
This comprehensive CLE session addresses immigration status and when an individual is legally allowed to work in the United States. David Bercovitch will provide a basic primer on immigration status and discuss how individuals and attorneys navigate the immigration process and the potential pitfalls along the way. Edward Carpenter will highlight common issues in workers’ compensation litigation that arise from immigration status such as an employee’s eligibility for workers’ compensation and proving immigration status as it relates to job availability.

Panelists:
David Bercovitch Esq., Bercovitch Law Offices, LLC
Edward Carpenter Esq., Carpenter, McCadden, Lane LLP

Beyond the Spine: A Guide to Appropriate Chiropractic Care
This CLE program, presented by Chiropractor Anthony P Calantoni, DC, CCEP, DAAMLP, will provide insight into the unexpected qualifications of many chiropractors and their ability to diagnose, treat, prescribe, and educate patients who suffer from spinal injuries and beyond. Hear an examination highlighting the issues of “overtreatment” in the context of utilization reviews and break down the modalities that are used to help workers’ compensation attorneys better understand beneficial chiropractic treatment.    

Featured Speaker:
Dr. Anthony P. Calantoni, DC, CCEP, DAAMLP
Bridesburg Spine and Injury Clinic
 

Attend this face-paced, in-depth afternoon on the hottest workers’ compensation issues and gain the strategies, background and confidence you need to successfully handle cases in your practice!

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