National Workers’ Compensation and Disability 2017

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Sessions (5)

Best Buy’s Cost Reduction Litigation Management Practices (Room Islander D-E)

06 Dec 17
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Tracks: Legal/Regulatory

Speaker(s): John Matejcek ; Tiffany Speers
A pilot program Best Buy launched in California — where the nationwide retailer experienced 35 percent of its litigation costs — closed... More...

Regulator Think Tank (Room Islander I)

06 Dec 17
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Tracks: Legal/Regulatory

Speaker(s): Ron Dressler ; Wesley Marshall ; George Parisotto ; Andrew Sabolic
Regulatory action and the policy trends on regulators’ minds impact all corners of workers’ compensation. Hear directly from regulators... More...

Avoid Turning Workers’ Comp Cases Into Bad Faith Claims (Room Islander B-C)

07 Dec 17
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks: Legal/Regulatory

Speaker(s): Sandra Little ; Robert Vaught
Employers and insurers risk becoming targets for bad-faith claims when workers’ comp cases are mishandled. Yet the line between appropriate a... More...

Tell Me What I Need to Know About the ADA and FMLA (Room Islander B-C)

07 Dec 17
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: Legal/Regulatory

Speaker(s): Kathleen Bray ; Richard Mrizek
The intersection of workers’ compensation, Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Americans With Disabilities Act continually challenges claim... More...

Preventing, Investigating and Managing Claims for Temp or Leased Workers (Room Islander D-E)

07 Dec 17
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Tracks: Legal/Regulatory

Speaker(s): Jonathan Barrish
The hiring of temporary or leased employees clearly remains a popular labor-management option for employers. Less understood, however, are the pote... More...