8:00 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast (provided)
8:30 a.m.
Welcome & Attendee Questions – Problem Areas
H. Douglas Jones, Esq., JSB Attorneys, PLLC
All Questions/Problem Areas Will Be Addressed During the Conference
9:00 a.m.
What Every Employer Needs to Know
H. Douglas Jones, Esq., JSB Attorneys, PLLC
Margaret J. Menefee, Esq., JSB Attorneys, PLLC
- What Constitutes a Compensable Injury?
- Was the Medical Condition Caused by the Injury?
- When Do You Owe for a Pre-Existing Condition?
- Do You Owe Temporary Total Disability (TTD)?
- Why Are Wage Records So Important?
- Should You Offer Light/Restricted Duty?
- Permanent Partial Disability (PPD)
- Permanent Total Disability (PTD)
11:15 a.m.
Functional Capacity Evaluation
Rick Pounds, M.S., RCEP, Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Associates in Rehab
- State of the Art Techniques
- Separating the Wheat from the Chaff
12:00 p.m.
Lunch (provided)
1:00 p.m.
Interactive Case Presentation
Margaret J. Menefee, Esq., JSB Attorneys, PLLC
This will be an interactive session where the attendees will be presented with the facts of the cases for discussion and resolution. Attendees will be the “judge & jury.”
2:15 p.m.
Frankfort Update
Scott C. Wilhoit, Esq., Commissioner, Department of Workers’ Claims
- Current developments at the DWC relevant to all employers and employer representatives
- This will be an interactive session with the opportunity to pose questions and have dialogue with the Commissioner.
3:00 p.m.
Litigation Process and Q&A
H. Douglas Jones, Esq., JSB Attorneys, PLLC
Margaret J. Menefee, Esq., JSB Attorneys, PLLC
- How is a Claim Initiated?
- Who is your Administrative Law Judge?
- Never Miss This Deadline!
- What Defense Proof Works and What Doesn’t?
- Full and Final Settlements of All Claims – With Prejudice
- The Claim is Gone Forever!
- Your Day in Court
- Opinion by Administrative Law Judge
Presenters will address any questions and problem areas previously raised that were not covered during the conference. Presenters will clarify topics previously addressed if needed and cover new topics as requested. The goal is for all attendees’ questions to be answered, including strategies and best practices.
4:00 p.m.
33rd Annual Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Seminar Adjourns