COLORADO WORKERS COMPENSATION LAW BASICS

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1 COLORADO WORKERS COMPENSATION LAW BASICS Co-sponsored by the CBA Workers Compensation Section LIVE PROGRAM AND LIVE WEBCAST: FEBRUARY 2, 2012 Live program will be held at the CBA-CLE Classroom 1900 Grant St., Suite 300 VIDEO REPLAY: FEBRUARY 23, 2012 Denver, Colorado Springs, and Grand Junction This program is also beneficial to paralegals and legal assistants! Understand How the System Works: Compensability Medical Benefits Temporary Total Disability (TTD) and Average Weekly Wage (AWW) Permanent Partial Disability (PPD) and Apportionment Ethics The Pre-hearing Process and Office of Administrative Courts (OAC) Hearings and more! CLE CREDITS: Submitted for 7 General CLE Credits, Including 1 Ethics Credit REGISTER FOR THIS PROGRAM ONLINE! Go to

2 COLORADO WORKERS COMPENSATION LAW BASICS Co-sponsored by the CBA Workers Compensation Section LIVE PROGRAM AND LIVE WEBCAST: FEBRUARY 2, 2012 Live program will be held at the CBA-CLE Classroom 1900 Grant St., Suite 300 VIDEO REPLAY: FEBRUARY 23, 2012 Denver, Colorado Springs, and Grand Junction CLE CREDITS: Submitted for 7 General CLE Credits, Including 1 Ethics Credit Have you recently graduated from law school and don t know the first thing about workers compensation law, but would like to start taking cases? Or have you been practicing workers compensation law for a while and would like a refresher course on the basics? Either way, this program is for you! Build your practice by learning the fundamentals of this often complex area of the law. No question is too basic. Network with more experienced practitioners. REGISTER TODAY! PROGRAM AGENDA: 8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 am Welcome and Introduction Extended by Greg Cairns, Esq., Moderator 9:10 am Compensability of an Injury Under the Colorado Workers Compensation Act Employer/employee relationship Course and scope of employment Arising out of employment What is a compensable injury? Special circumstances Defenses to compensability Presented by Frank Cavanaugh, Esq. 10:20 am Networking Break

3 PROGRAM AGENDA: continued 10:30 am Medical Benefits Injured worker s statutory right to receive medical treatment Employer selection of the Authorized Treating Physician (ATP) The Designated Provider List (DPL) How the Division s Rule 8 works How to request a change in physician Maximum medical improvement (MMI) When medical treatment benefits can continue after MMI has been reached and a final award has been made Presented by Kristin Caruso, Esq. 11:20 am Temporary Total Disability (TTD) and Average Weekly Wage (AWW) When is the worker s disability temporary as opposed to permanent? When is the worker s disability total? Partial? Average weekly wage defined Why the concept of AWW is important Hourly, daily, and salaried workers Health insurance costs Issues with the self-employed Presented by Barrie Sullivan, II, Esq. 12:30 pm Lunch Break (On Your Own) 1:30 pm Permanent Partial Disability (PPD) and Apportionment Permanent Partial Disability defined - Requirements - Scheduled impairment benefits - Whole person impairment benefits - Vocational rehabilitation - Calculating the amount of benefits Apportionment basics Presented by Elsa Martinez Tenreiro, Esq. 2:20 pm Ethics Who Owns Witnesses? Communicating with Employees of Represented Parties Direct Contact of Client with Represented Parties Presented by Honorable Thomas J. DeMarino, 3:10 pm Networking Break 3:20 pm The Prehearing Process and Office of Administrative Courts (OAC) Hearings Prehearing administrative law judge (PALJ) - Meetings and conferences - Discovery process and common discovery issues - Settlement discussions - Forms Preparing for an evidentiary hearing before an OAC ALJ The ALJ s decision and order Appeals Presented by Paul Krueger, Esq., Honorable Kim Allegretti, Honorable Jeffrey A. Goldstein, Michael H. Kaplan, Esq., and Honorable Ted Krumreich 4:10 pm Adjourn

4 FACULTY: PLANNING COMMITTEE: Patricia Clisham, Esq. Clisham, Satriana & Biscan, LLC Robert Erickson, Esq. Pinnacol Assurance Janet L. Frickey, Esq. The Frickey Law Firm Lakewood, CO Tama Levine, Esq. Blackman & Levine, LLC Peter H. McGuire, Esq. Sullivan, Sullivan and McGuire MODERATOR: Greg Cairns, Esq. Cairns & Associates, PC FACULTY: Honorable Kim Allegretti Office of Administrative Courts Honorable Thomas J. DeMarino Colorado Division of Workers Compensation Honorable Jeffrey A. Goldstein Division of Workers Compensation Michael H. Kaplan, Esq. Kaplan Morrell, LLC Honorable Ted Krumreich Office of Administrative Courts Paul Krueger, Esq. Ritsema & Lyon, PC Barrie Sullivan, II, Esq. Sullivan Sullivan and McGuire, PC Elsa Martinez Tenreiro, Esq. Alvarado Laforett & Martinez Tenreiro, LLC Kristin Caruso, Esq. McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP Greenwood Village, CO WEBCAST INFORMATION: WEBCASTING IS GREEN! Course materials are provided in electronic format to all webcast attendees. If you prefer to receive the materials in paper form, you must make this request at the time of registration. Once CBA-CLE has final materials prepared, they will be shipped immediately upon your request, but we cannot guarantee that you will receive them prior to the program. WEBCASTING IS EASY! THE MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Your computer should have a 500 MHz or higher a processor and at least 128 mb of RAM (any newer computer) A reliable High-Speed Internet Connection Adobe Flash Player v. 10 or higher TIPS FOR A BETTER WEBCAST EXPERIENCE: PLEASE RUN THIS TEST TO MAKE SURE YOUR COMPUTER MEETS THE MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: You will receive a confirmation and instructions to view the webcast via upon registration. REGISTER FOR THIS PROGRAM ONLINE! Go to

5 COLORADO WORKERS COMPENSATION LAW BASICS Register by PHONE when using VISA, MC or Amex In Denver: (303) Toll-Free: (888) Or FAX form to when using VISA, MC or Amex FAX to: (303) Or MAIL form to CLE in Colorado 1900 Grant St, Suite Or Register ONLINE when using VISA, MC or Amex Go to PROGRAM ORDER FORM TUITION ENCLOSED Non-Member: CBA Member: CBA Workers Compensation Section Member: New Lawyer (in practice 3 years or less):..249 Legal Support Staff of CBA Member: LIVE: FEBRUARY 2, 2012 (Select live program or live webcast - webcast participants must have access to high-speed internet connection) LIVE PROGRAM - Denver: CBA-CLE Classroom, 1900 Grant St., Suite 300 (WC020212L) LIVE WEBCAST - Direct to your desktop (WC020212W) VIDEO REPLAY: FEBRUARY 23, 2012 Denver: CBA-CLE Classroom, 1900 Grant Street, Suite 300 (WC020212V) Colorado Springs: 421 S. Tejon Street, Suite 100 (WC020212VCS) Grand Junction: 1250 E. Sherwood Drive (WC020212VGJ) PROGRAM ORDER FORM TOTAL HOMESTUDY ORDER FORM To receive CLE Credit you must purchase both the course materials AND the recorded seminar. Materials will be mailed to you approximately 2 weeks after live program. PAPER COURSE MATERIALS ONLY: (WC020212C) No CLE credit given. CBA Member: 95 Non-Member: 125 COURSE MATERIALS AND RECORDED PROGRAM: Full CLE credit given CBA Member: 289 Non-Member: 339 Recorded Program on CD-ROM and Paper Course Materials (WC020212D) Online Recorded Program and Downloadable Course Materials Available online only instructions will be ed to you after registration. Please indicate which recorded program format you prefer: Video-On-Demand (WC020212N) MP3 (WC020212J) NOTE: Shipping & handling only applies Price to orders you receive via mail. Shipping & Handling Subtotal Applicable Sales Tax (7.72% Denver, 4.1% RTD and 2.9% rest of Colo.) HOMESTUDY TOTAL Name Attrny Reg. # Firm/Organization Address Street Address City State Zip Telephone ( ) Fax ( ) Enclosed is my check made payable to CBA-CLE VISA MasterCard Amex Credit Card # Exp. Date Signature Required for credit card orders CLE Use Only: Check #: Approval #:

6 COLORADO WORKERS COMPENSATION LAW BASICS Co-sponsored by the CBA Workers Compensation Section LIVE PROGRAM AND LIVE WEBCAST: FEBRUARY 2, 2012 Live program will be held at the CBA-CLE Classroom 1900 Grant St., Suite 300 VIDEO REPLAY: FEBRUARY 23, 2012 Denver, Colorado Springs, and Grand Junction Submitted for 7 General CLE Credits, Including 1 Ethics Credit This program is also beneficial to paralegals and legal assistants! REGISTER FOR THIS PROGRAM ONLINE! Go to Grant Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 1638