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Registration is now open for the Wisconsin Worker's Compensation Division's Spring 2023 Workshop! This virtual webinar, designed for self-insured employers, members of the insurance industry including TPAs and CHOs who handle Wisconsin worker's compensation claims, and others who interface with the worker's compensation system, is only a few weeks away.
The training will occur on Thursday-Friday, May 11-12, 2023. Registration online will grant you access to your choice of any or all of the training sessions. Topics include legal updates, internet reporting, wage determination, PPD determination, reports and notices, advancements, delay penalties, vocational rehabilitation, alternative dispute resolution, fatalities, independent medical examinations, final medical reports, and tips for closing claims.
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 8:30 - 8:40 | Welcome, Introduction, and Housekeeping |
| 8:40 - 8:50 | Administration Welcoming Remarks (Leadership, Department of Workforce Development) |
| 8:50 - 10:00 | Flow of a Wisconsin Worker's Compensation Claim (Faith Howe, Bureau of Claims Management, DRS) |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 - 12:00 | Permanent Partial Disability (PPD): Statutory Minimum Ratings, Other Disabling Elements, Multipliers, Deductions, Stacking, and Apportionment
(Chelsea Newby and Frank Salvi, Bureau of Claims Management, DRS) |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45 - 2:50 | Dispute Resolution Section (DRS) Overview
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| 2:50 - 3:00 | Break |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) and Denying Claims (Gail Wickman, Bureau of Claims Management, DRS) |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Final Medical Reports and Tips for Closing Claims (Phil Roberts and Frank Salvi, Bureau of Claims Management, DRS) |
| 4:00 | Closing Remarks and Adjournment |
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 8:30 - 8:35 | Welcome and Housekeeping |
| 8:35 - 9:40 | Complex PPD Practice Problems |
| 9:40 - 10:30 | Wage - Basic Concepts and Definitions (Keith Kinion and Steven McKinney, Bureau of Claims Management, Claims Services Section, Wage Analysts) |
| 10:30 - 10:40 | Break |
| 10:40 - 11:10 | Wage Practice Problems |
| 11:10 - 12:00 | Legal Updates - Updates on Legislation, Worker's Compensation Advisory Council Proposals, Q & A (Jim O'Malley, Chief, Bureau of Legal Services) |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45 - 2:00 | Fundamentals of Internet Reporting (Rod Gennrich, Bureau of Claims Management, Claims Services Section, Section Chief) |
| 2:00 - 2:10 | Break |
| 2:10 - 3:30 | Pending Reports - Practical Application and Demonstration of Electronic Reporting Using the DWD Website (Rod Gennrich, Bureau of Claims Management, Claims Services Section, Section Chief) |
| 3:30 | Closing Remarks and Adjournment |
DWD Contact Information
201 E. Washington Ave
P.O. Box 7946
Madison, WI 53707
(608) 266-3131
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