Michigan CLE - Workers Compensation Courses
Michigan CLE
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What You Need to Know About Trying a Disc Injury Case
As with many personal injury cases, representing clients with spinal disc injuries requires the skill of an attorney coupled with a thorough knowledge of medicine. As it is the most common catastrophic injury suffered by personal injury and workers’ compensation clients, an understanding of spinal disc injuries is a requirement for any personal injury attorney. Gain that knowledge and much more with this Continuing Legal Education course which covers requisite medical facts, its application, and... More Info
$1606General Credits -
Social Security and Disability Claims: A Primer
A sharp increase in Social Security Disability applications is just one the effects of the aging population and national recession. The majority of applicants are initially denied resulting in a deluge of applicants requesting hearings before Administrative Law Judges to have their claims approved. Presented by nationally recognized New York Social Security Attorney Troy Rosasco, this CLE course offers a complete introductory guideline for lawyers new to Social Security Disability claims. With h... More Info
$291General Credit -
How to Run a Productive Plaintiff's PI/Workers Compensation Law Firm
As with many businesses, running a successful personal injury law firm requires forethought. It’s essential to be proactive to prevent problems before they occur and doing so requires constant communication with clients. In truth, it takes a business approach that includes a system for easy access of information, case monitoring, a wide and long range outlook and exceptional people skills. In fact, the attorney/client relationship is at the heart of a successful practice. Presented by Paul M. By... More Info
$551.5General Credits -
Representing Workers Compensation Claimants
With a wide variety of forms of disability compensation, understanding the relationships between them is critical to obtaining the proper coverage for your client. This CLE course will explain workers compensation as it relates to New York State disability, social security disability and retirement disability as well as who is covered and how disability is applied in the case of accidents and occupational diseases. Filing procedures, statutes of limitations, settlements and types of applicable a... More Info
$552General Credits -
Railroad Retirement Board Disability Annuity Claims
Differentiating railroad retirement board disability annuity claims from other types of disability compensation can be complex. This CLE course will offer a detailed explanation of these annuity claims and how they differ from social security disability. The course will offer and step-by-step review of the application process, the denial and appeals process and how to avoid ethical pitfalls in light of recent LIRR scandals. More Info
$291General Credit -
Municipal Disability Pensions Nuts & Bolts
Determining disability pension eligibility for municipal employees requires comprehensive knowledge of the requirements and standards. This CLE course will explain everything you need to know about the tier system for eligibility, how to analyze the medical ramifications of accidents and differentiate them from incidents, and filing requirements. The course will explain the disability pension’s relationship to workers compensation, personal injury actions and social security disability and expla... More Info
$551.5General Credits -
Basics of Handling Veteran's Disability Claims
Designed to offer a comprehensive overview of compensation benefits for veterans, this CLE course will explain the types of pension and compensation benefits for VA’s and the basic theories of service-connections for conditions. The course will explain the types of claims and procedures for filing, record development and requests for claims files and service records, ratings practices, assessing compensation for non-veterans and fees for representation. More Info
$291General Credit -
Workers’ Comp: Its Synthesis and How to Run a Successful Boutique Comp Practice
An employees’ most effective and exclusive remedy against an employer for indemnity and medical benefits resulting from a work-related injury, workers’ compensation law represents an administrative, no fault claims process rather than a lawsuit. This CLE course will provide both a comprehensive understanding of the process as well as tips and strategies for operating a successful, boutique workers’ compensation practice. The course will explain the law as it pertains to New York and review clien... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Labor and Employment Law Update: The Day of the $29.00 Hamburger is Coming!
Labor law is an ever-evolving field. This CLE course will provide you with all the recent updates and developments, both New York State and federal, on a variety of labor and employment issues such as New York State unemployment law, workers compensation, employee misclassification, and the New York Paid Family Leave Act. The course will also review the difference between employees and independent contractors and the Freelance Isn’t Free Act. Requires benefits, wage and hour updates, salary thre... More Info
$551.75General Credits -
Captive Insurance: Strategies & Tactics
Exploring captives structuring techniques within the framework of recent cases brought to tax court, this CLE course will introduce corporate attorneys to how captive insurance companies operate on the basis of the profitability that captives provide to their affiliate groups. The course will also examine the ways in which captive insurance can be used to minimize costs for healthcare benefits and workers’ compensation plans. More Info
$291.25General Credits
