Professional Services Agreements in Construction Live Webinar

Workers’ Compensation Benefits: Who is Eligible, How are They Calculated, When and How Can They be Settled (OnDemand Webinar)

$149.00

SKU: 409688EAU

Description

Gain insights on identifying eligible claimants, navigating legal complexities, and minimizing risks.This presentation is perfect for any professional who may be involved in employee safety or the workers’ compensation claims process. Attendees of this presentation will gain a basic understanding of those individuals who may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, and what to watch out for when hiring individuals, you think are independent contractors, but may still be covered under workers’ compensation laws. Next, we will discuss the types of injuries that may be reported and how to investigate them, outlining best practices to ensure a claim that should be denied, is denied. The course will also discuss what benefits are available to injured workers and how to mitigate your risk to some of those benefits. Finally, the course will discuss working with legal counsel and how to successfully manage a claim that is in litigation from both the employer and insurer’s perspective.

Date: 2023-12-13 Start Time: End Time:

Learning Objectives

Tweet
Share
Share
Pin

Covered Employees
• Who Are Employees for the Purposes of Workers’ Compensation Coverage
• Independent Contractor Status and Potential Coverage

Types of Injuries and Investigating Them
• What Are the Different Types of Injuries an Employee May Claim?
• What Should I Be Looking for That Is a Red Flag in a Claim?
• How to Investigate Different Types of Injuries and Why It May Matter?

Benefits Available to Injured Workers
• What Wage Replacement Benefits Are Available to Workers;
• What Medical Benefits May Be Available to Workers;
• What Other Potential Benefits May Be Available to an Injured Worker;

Best Practices for Questionable or Denied Claims
• Suggestions for Successfully Working With Counsel to Litigate or Settle Claims

Tweet
Share
Share
Pin

ASA ,CLE (Please check the Detailed Credit Information page for states that have already been approved) ,SHRM ,Additional credit may be available upon request. Contact Lorman at 866-352-9540 for further information.

Tweet
Share
Share
Pin

Evan W. Cordes-Aafedt, Forde, Gray, Monson & Hager, P.A.

Tweet
Share
Share
Pin
Professional Services Agreements in Construction Live Webinar

Workers’ Compensation Benefits: Who is Eligible, How are They Calculated, When and How Can They be Settled (OnDemand Webinar)

$209.00

SKU: 404304EAU

Description

Gain a solid overview and understanding on Worker’s Compensation Benefits.
New representatives of human resource and claim departments will not know how to recognize fundamental issues in workers’ compensation, such as what workers are covered and how are compensation benefits computed. In addition, even experienced representatives may need refreshers on these issues, such as whether new worker models, such as gig workers, interns, and contract labor are recognized for coverage in workers’ compensation systems. This topic will inform or remind both new and experienced representatives of the types of workers which workers’ compensation systems recognize for coverage, how these principles are being applied to worker categories are economy now has, such as gig employment, interns, contract labor in specified industries, and how a business can best shield its liability. This information will tell you both the fundamentals of computing compensation rates for benefits and cover as many states as possible, and provide a blended presentation that informs those both new and experienced to the administration of workers’ compensation claims.

Date: 2019-03-25 Start Time: End Time:

Learning Objectives

What Workers Are Covered Under Workers’ Compensation Laws?
• What Is the Basic Definition of Employment?
• Is Contract Labor Covered?
• Is Gig Employment Covered?
• Special Examples, Such as Transportation Workers, Volunteers, and Interns

How Are Benefits Calculated?
• How Are Compensation Rates Calculated? and What Are Maximums?
• When Are Temporary Disability Benefits Due? and How Are They Calculated?
• When Are Permanent Disability Benefits Due? and How Are They Calculated?

Issues Concerning Settlements
• When Is the Medical Condition of the Employee Important?
• What Procedural Requirements Must Be Met?
• How Should the Employer and Representatives Conduct Themselves?

No Credit Available

Patrick J. Platter-Neale & Newman, LLP