2023 Workers’ Compensation Fall Update Out of Stock
Co sponsored by the Colorado Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section
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Don’t miss the workers’ compensation education and networking event of the fall. This year, we’re getting you compliance period ready, with 2 EDI credits and 1 Professional Responsibility credit, along with our regular case law update, reports from the Division of Workers Compensation and Office of Administrative Courts, and a look at mental impairments. Stick around at noon for a networking lunch with your friends and colleagues.
- EDI and Professional Responsibility credits when you need them
- Lively discussion of recent case law
- Networking lunch for all who attend
Home studies will be available approximately 2-3 weeks following the live program.
For your own safety, the safety of others, and in an effort to provide everyone with the most rewarding in-person meeting and event experiences possible, we request that you attend a CBA, DBA, or CLE meeting or event only if you have been fully vaccinated. Mask wearing is up to personal preference and comfort level. Masks may be required in some clinic settings. Please be cognizant and understanding of others’ preferences and courteous to all attendees.
Depending on CDC and/or state or local health guidelines, a rise in COVID-19 cases, or other circumstances that may threaten the well-being of our attendees, CBA-CLE reserves the right to convert to a fully virtual event.
If disability accommodations or special assistance 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.
8:30-9:00 am
Registration and Coffee
9:00-9:05 am
Opening Remarks
Extended by Frank Cavanaugh, Esq., The Amy G Injury Firm, Program Moderator
9:05-9:30 am
Directors Update
Update on policies and procedures from the Director of the Division of Workers Compensation
Presented by Paul Tauriello., Director, Division of Workers Compensation
9:30-9:55 am
OAC Update
Update on policies and procedures from the Director of the Office of Administrative Courts
Presented by Hon. Laura Broniak, Director, Office of Administrative Courts
9:55-10:00 am
Stretch Break
10:00-10:50 am
Mental Impairments
Learn about the causes and symptoms of mental impairment, and how a physician will assess and determine that a claimant has developed psychological impairment on the job.
Presented by X.J. Ethan “Mojo” Moses, MD, MPH, FACOEM, Medical Director, Colorado Division of Workers Compensation.
10:50-11:00 am
Stretch Break
11:00-11:50 am
Colorado Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(i) in Action
Colorado Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(i) defines circumstances under which sexual harassment rises to professional misconduct. Learn the behaviors that commonly give rise to 8.4(i) complaints to OARC, and discover the latest on how Colorado is handling judicial misconduct arising from sexual harassment.
Presented by Alan Obye, Esq. and James Wilder, Esq., Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel
Submitted for 1 Ethics Credit
11:50 am -1:00 pm
Networking Lunch- Enjoy a box lunch and an opportunity to catch up with colleagues around the CBA-CLE Classroom. Lunch provided with cost of program.
1:00-2:30 pm
Case Law Update
Our twice a year case law update provides details on recent cases that will affect your practice, with reflections from both claimant and respondent attorneys.
Presented by Kate Mackey, Esq., Ruegsegger Simons & Stern, LLC, and Stephan J. Marsh, Esq., Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh Jardine, PC.
Moderated by Hon. Michelle Sisk, Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation
2:30-2:40 pm
Stretch Break
2:40-4:30 pm
(Break from 3:30-3:40 pm)
Implicit Bias and Cultural Competency
Implicit bias refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. Implicit bias is a particularly challenging threat to the legal system; while we ideally apply cold logic to facts and law to come to equitable results, we aren’t always aware of how our own biases can tip the scales of justice. Learn about the sources of implicit bias, how to be more aware of how it affects your decision making process, and how your awareness can help you make the legal system more equitable.
Presented by Hon. Karen Steinhauser, Aurora Municipal Court, and Hon. Joseph R. Whitfield, 18th Judicial District
Submitted for 2 EDI Credits
4:30 pm
Adjourn
- CLE Pass Price *FREE! - exclusions may apply
- Standard Price $529.00 USD
- Member Price $399.00 USD
- General Credits 7.00
- Ethics Credits 1.00
- EDI Credits 2.00