Understand what paralegals should do during each of the four elements of a workers' compensation case.
The topic will provide a general overview of workers' compensation procedural and representative process of workers' compensation law to allow you to become a better paralegal and valuable asset to workers' compensation attorneys and firms. Workers' compensation matters typically involve four main elements including employer-employee relationships; compensability questions; affirmative defenses; and what benefits are owed to an injured worker. This topic will discuss these four basic elements of a workers' compensation claim and the paralegal's role in each of these fact finding determinations to help paralegals become proficient in the practice of workers' compensation law and allow them to reference some of the most recent trends in the workers' compensation practice.
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Agenda
Overview of Workers' Compensation Law
- Accepting Cases
- Determining Compensable Claim
- Arising out of Employment
- In the Course of Employment
- Causation
Affirmative Defenses
- Reviewing and Summarizing the Medical Records
- Investigating the Claims and Utilizing Discovery Methods
- Preparing an Attorney for Depositions, Mediations, and Hearing
- Settlements and Medicare Set-Aside Considerations
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Why Lorman?
Over 34 years and 1.4 million customers worth of experience providing continuing education. Our passion is providing you world-class training to help you succeed in business and as a professional.
Credits
OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on December 3, 2018.
Call 1-866-352-9540 for further credit information.
This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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Why Lorman?
Over 34 years and 1.4 million customers worth of experience providing continuing education. Our passion is providing you world-class training to help you succeed in business and as a professional.
Faculty
Valerie A. Foote
Smith, Mills & Schrock Law
- Attorney at Smith, Mills & Schrock Law
- Practices in workers’ compensation defense, real estate, contracts and transactions and family law
- Frequent speaker and has written publications
- J.D. degree, Drake University Law School; B.A. degree, Tusculum College
- Can be contacted at 515-223-9920 x-197 or [email protected]
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Why Lorman?
Over 34 years and 1.4 million customers worth of experience providing continuing education. Our passion is providing you world-class training to help you succeed in business and as a professional.

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