Workers’ Compensation Spring Update: A Year of Change, and More to Come Out of Stock
Co-sponsored by the Colorado Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section
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Feeling overwhelmed by 12 months of unending change? The 2021 Workers’ Compensation Spring Update has you covered! Discover tips and tricks for virtual courtroom practice. Stay up to date with pending changes to WCRP rules 4, 5, 6, and 7. Learn to avoid common deficiencies when filing death benefits claims. Discuss COVID-19 in the workplace with a team of Occupational Medicine experts. And as always, ethics credits and a case law update.
You will learn:
- The latest developments in case law, rules, and courtroom procedures
- How COVID-19 is impacting the workplace
- How to avoid quick rejection of your client’s death benefits claim
If special accommodations are needed, please contact us at [email protected]. Requests must be made at least two weeks prior to the scheduled program.
The program will be submitted for CLE accreditation in Colorado. If you need to seek accreditation in another state, please review the process and requirements for that individual state. CBA-CLE staff can provide a Uniform Certificate of Attendance, and it is the attendee’s responsibility to complete the accreditation outside of Colorado.
Please note that the home study will be available approximately 2-3 weeks following the live program.
8:30 – 8:35 am
Welcome and Introduction
Presented by Frank Cavanaugh, Esq., Lee & Brown LLC, Denver, CO
8:35 – 9:25 am
Pending WCRP Rule Changes
A practitioner’s perspective on pending changes to WCRP Rules 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Presented by Mark Elliott, Esq., The Elliott Law Offices, and Eric J. Pollart, Esq., Pollart Miller LLC
9:25 – 9:35 am
Break
9:35 – 10:25 am
Virtual Courtroom Procedures Tips and Tricks
One year after COVID-19 put a hold on in-person hearings, this panel from the Office of Administrative Courts will share what they have learned about virtual hearings, and how you can improve your virtual case presentation.
Presented by Honorable Kara Cayce, Office of Administrative Courts, Honorable Timothy L. Nemechek Supervising Administrative Law Judge Office of Administrative Courts, and Honorable Patrick Spencer, Office of Administrative Courts
10:25 – 10:40 am
Break
10:40 am– 12:20 pm
Case Law Update
Our popular Case Law Update is back! Judge Eley will lead a discussion of important cases from the past six months, with views from practitioners representing both claimants and respondents.
Presented by Honorable Craig Eley, Administrative Law Judge, Colorado Division of Workers' Compensation, Britton Morrell, Esq., Kaplan Morrell, and Kyle Thacker, Esq., Ritsema & Lyon, P.C.
12:20 – 1:00 pm
Lunch Break
1:00 – 1:50 pm
Death Benefits Panel
Want to avoid swift dismissal of your client’s death benefits claim? This panel will tell you how, as they examine the Rule of Independence, and when a settlement is binding on a spouse.
Presented by Amy Kingston, Esq., Colorado Division of Workers' Compensation, Katie E. McClure, Esq., The Sawaya Law Firm, and Jonathan S. Robbins, Esq., Ray Lego & Associates.
1:50 – 2:00 pm
Break
2:00 – 2:50 pm
COVID-19 in the Workplace
Two occupational medicine experts explore how employers can deal with the continuing threat of COVID-19 in the workplace.
Presented by Dr. X. J. Ethan “Mojo” Moses, MD, Medical Director, Colorado Division of Workers Compensation, and Dr. Kathryn Mueller, MD, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
2:50 – 3:00
Break
3:00 – 3:50 pm
Ethics in Virtual Practice and Other Regulatory Updates
Discover how the Rules of Professional Conduct apply in a virtual setting, and learn more about the disciplinary process, including a discussion of what violations lead to what sanctions.
Presented by Jacob Vos, Esq., Assistant Regulation Counsel, Colorado Supreme Court, Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel
Submitted for 1 Ethics Credit
4:00 pm
Adjourn
- CLE Pass Price *FREE! - exclusions may apply
- Standard Price $519.00 USD
- Member Price $389.00 USD
- General Credits 7.00
- Ethics Credits 1.00
- EDI Credits