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Meeting of the Minds Conference
OUR CONFERENCE IS BACK!
The Project HELP team is putting together a jam packed event featuring key decision makers and regional leaders who will share their insights on the topics and changes regarding workers' compensation in our state.
“Here in the Pacific Northwest we are stronger by working closely together, and our relationships are more complete because of the continuing labor/management partnerships in the major sectors of the worker’s compensation system throughout our state”.
Larry Brown, President Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO
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A Workers' Compensation
Virtual Conference 2022
October 6th, 2022
Sign up Today - Register Below!
Our biennial conference is one of the premier forums where labor, business, and workers' compensation professionals come together to learn about recent changes to laws, rules, and administrative policies.
The day will begin with an opening address from Joel Sacks, Director, Labor and Industries and Larry Brown, President, Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO.
Agenda
7:15 - 7:30am Webinar waiting room open
7:30 - 7:35am Welcome – Jessica Gallardo, Director, Project HELP Program
WSLC Code of Conduct, Tribal Land acknowledgement
7:35 - 7:45am Opening Address – Larry Brown, President, WSLC, AFL-CIO
Joel Sacks, Director, Department of Labor & Industries
7:45 - 8:45am Presumptive Laws
8:45 - 9:45am What's New, What's Not: Recent Appellate Decisions
9:45 - 9:55am Break
9:55 - 10:55am IME Rules Update
10:55 - 11:25am Legislative Update
11:25 - 12:25pm Labor and Industries: Your Partner in Language Access
12:25 - 12:45pm Brown Bag Lunch
12:45 - 1:45pm Vocational Recovery – What It Is and What It Is Not
1:45 - 2:45pm Calculated Benefits
2:45 - 2:55pm Break
2:55 - 3:55pm WA State Medical Treatment Guidelines
3:55 - 4:55pm Select BIIA Significant Decisions 2020-2021 and Recent Decisions of Interest
4:55 - 5:00pm Closing, Health Safety message / Evaluations / Certificate message
If you have questions, e-mail: meetingoftheminds@wslc.org
Register online or complete the registration form and send it back with payment.
CREDITS
Self-Insurance CLE's - Course ID 00209220226 - 8.5 Claims Management -Washington State Bar Association MCLE - Activity ID 1213938 - 4.5 Law & Legal, 4 Other Vocational Credits - CRCC - Pre-Approval Number 60007961387 - 8.5 General Vocational Credits - CDMS - Pending
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