Expand AllClick here for a more accessible versionThursday, May 30 — 1:45 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Level: Intermediate
Location: Empire Room
Moderated by: Linda G. Millas, WC Claims Manager, J.P. Mascaro & Sons, Audubon
Gregory J. Fischer, Esq., Vaughan Baio & Partners, Pittsburgh
Michael V. Quatrini, Esq., Quatrini Law Group, Pittsburgh
Cody Lehman, MS, MHA, CDMS, CCM, Chewy, Wilkes-Barre
In this session, the panel will present collaborative strategies and insights to facilitate the workers' compensation claim process and avoid adversarial outcomes.
Thursday, May 30 — 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Level: Advanced
Location: Magnolia Room
Moderated by: Robert Baker, Esq., Chartwell Law, Harrisburg
Michael McGurrin, Esq., Galfand Berger, Philadelphia
This session will address proper and effective administration of a workers' compensation claim in the context of issues raised by the ADA, FMLA, COBRA, the Unemployment Compensation Law and privacy issues.
Thursday, May 30 — 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Level: Advanced
Location: Crystal A Room
Moderated by: Adrienne Breslin, Esq., Clear Spring Property & Casualty Group, Wilkes-Barre
Lenard Cohen, Esq., Lundy Law, Philadelphia
Dan Hessel, Esq., Golkow Hessel, Philadelphia
Learn the how, when, and why of Section 319 of the WC Act, including subrogation of third-party claims, employer-provided disability plans, and medical benefits.
Thursday, May 30 — 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Level: Intermediate
Location: Magnolia Room
Moderated by: Lawrence Chaban, Esq., Alpern Schubert PC, Pittsburgh
Jeffrey Russell, WCJ Manager, WCOA, New Castle
Robert Goduto, WCJ Manager, WCOA, Harrisburg
Karen Wertheimer, WCJ Manager, WCOA, Bristol
Holly San Angelo, WCJ Manager, WCOA, Philadelphia
Listen and learn as the four Workers' Compensation Office of Adjudication Judge Managers instruct attendees about best practices, WCJ procedures, and pitfalls.
Friday, May 31 — 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Level: Intermediate
Location: Magnolia Room
Moderated by: Barbara L. Hollenbach, Esq., Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, Allentown
Barbara E. Holmes, Esq., Blaufield, Schiller & Holmes, Pittsburgh
Lawrence Beck, WCJ, WCOA, Philadelphia
Hendrick Penn IV, Esq., Weber Gallagher, Pittsburgh
An annual favorite, join this discussion of the leading cases and current, potentially problematic issues facing workers' compensation practitioners.
Friday, May 31 — 1 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Level: Intermediate
Location: Magnolia Room
Moderated by: Barbara L. Hollenbach, Esq., Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, Allentown
Barbara E. Holmes, Esq., Blaufield, Schiller & Holmes, Pittsburgh
Lawrence Beck, WCJ, WCOA, Philadelphia
Hendrick Penn IV, Esq., Weber Gallagher, Pittsburgh
An annual favorite, join this discussion of the leading cases and current, potentially problematic issues facing workers' compensation practitioners.
Thursday, May 30 — 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Level: Intermediate
Location: Wild Rose Room
Moderated by: Gregory J. Fischer, Esq., Vaughan Baio & Partners, Pittsburgh
Alexis Berg-Townsend, Esq., Cohen, Feeley, Altemose & Rambo, Bethlehem
Victor Fiore, IBEW Local 29, Pittsburgh
Daniel Snyder, WCJ, WCOA, Allentown
Tara Hooper, CPCU, AIC, Eastern Alliance Insurance Group, Lancaster
A mock mediation will be presented featuring an actual Workers' Compensation Judge, claimant's counsel, defense counsel, injured worker, and an insurance representative.
Get a feel for what actually happens in these serious negotiations. Identify complicated issues, including third-party liens, Medicare, unemployment, and disability.