Day 1: Thursday, June 1, 2023 |
| 7 a.m. | Registration (Chocolate Lobby) & Continental Breakfast (Exhibit Hall) |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome & Opening Remarks: Nancy Walker, Secretary, PA Department of Labor & Industry (Chocolate Ballroom) |
9:15 a.m. to
10:30 a.m. | Breakout Sessions (Confection Hall Level)
Legal Updates [Repeated Friday at 1:00 p.m.] (Empire Room)
Level: Intermediate
Category: Legal
WCAIS – Reinventing Itself in our Digital Environment (Crystal A Room)
Level: Basic
Category: General
Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau (Wild Rose Room)
Level: Intermediate
Category: General
Basic Law – Part 1 (Magnolia Room)
Level: Basic
Category: General |
10:30 a.m. to
11 a.m. | Break & Exhibits (Exhibit Hall) |
11 a.m. to
12:15 p.m. | Breakout Sessions (Confection Hall Level)
Interactive State of the Union (Empire Room)
Level: Basic
Category: General
Getting to YES – Mediation & Settlement in Workers’ Compensation (Crystal A Room)
Level: Intermediate/ Advanced
Category: Legal
Joint Replacement Surgery: Out with the Old, In with the New (Wild Rose Room)
Level: Intermediate
Category: Medical
Basic Law – Part 2 (Magnolia Room)
Level: Basic
Category: General |
12:15 p.m. to
1:45 p.m. | Lunch (Chocolate Ballroom) |
1:45 p.m. to
3 p.m. | Breakout Sessions (Confection Hall Level)
WCAB Hearing (Empire Room)
Level: Intermediate
Category: Legal
Return to Work – Functional Recovery (Crystal A Room)
Level: Intermediate/ Advanced
Category: Medical
Payment of Medical Bills – The Fee Review Process, Challenges, and Litigation (Wild Rose Room)
Level: Intermediate
Category: Legal
As the Claim Turns – Part 1 (Magnolia Room)
Level: Basic
Category: Claims |
3 p.m. to
3:30 p.m. | Break & Exhibits (Exhibit Hall) |
3:30 p.m. to
4:45 p.m. | Breakout Sessions (Confection Hall Level)
Commonwealth Court (Empire Room)
Level: Advanced
Category: Legal
Return to Work - Vocational Recovery (Crystal A Room)
Level: Intermediate
Category: Medical
Employment Law Interaction with Workers’ Comp: A Case Study (Wild Rose Room)
Level: Advanced
Category: Human Resources
As the Claim Turns – Part 2 (Magnolia Room)
Level: Basic
Category: Claims |
5 p.m. to
7 p.m. | Dinner (Chocolate Ballroom) |