Coming to Nashville
November 12 & 13

Embassy Suites Nashville - South/Cool Springs
Franklin (Nashville)
820 Crescent Centre Drive
(615) 515-5151

Room Block:
Call (615) 515-5151 to make reservations at the Embassy Suites. Just mention Group Code MLS or the Workers Comp Conference.

Conference Cost: Just $447 for program, $147 for optional three-hour post-conference workshop on Friday afternoon. $227 for materials.

$50 discount for Tennessee Workers’ Comp Reporter subscribers and additional attendees from the same firm/company.

This live event has been approved for 10 hours of CLE credit.

Please Note: This program has been approved for 10 recertification credit hours through the HR Certification Institute. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org.

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The Agenda
Directions

Join your colleagues once again for the premiere workers' comp event for Tennessee attorneys and employers!

Coming to Nashville (Franklin):

Thursday, November 12
8:30 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.
(Registration begins at 7:30 a.m.)

Friday, November 13
8:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Post-Conference Workshop 1 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

“The information provided was very useful. The speakers were very well educated on their material. The presenters were very down to earth, personable, and approachable. They didn't mind interruptions with questions.” -- 2008 Tennessee Workers' Comp Conference Attendee

Why is this event so popular with Tennessee attorneys and employers?

• It delvers the latest information on hot topics in workers’ comp, such as the proper procedure for communicating with an employee’s treating physician
• It presents the key players in workers’ comp – a Supreme Court justice who hears cases on the appellate level, an experienced trial judge who has tried numerous workers’ comp cases, representatives of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, defense and plaintiff’s attorneys, and a risk management specialist.
• It features a track designed for attorneys or one designed for employers and others – or you may mix the tracks
• The conference faculty welcomes your questions and feedback.
  

NEW! Post Conference Session on Managing a Workers’ Comp Claim: For employers an in-house council . An all-new three-hour workshop will be held on Friday afternoon. The three-hour program concentrates on a particular phase in the life of a workers’ comp claim. You’ll get practical information and tips that you can put to use immediately. The workshop begins with the initial injury and ends with the return of the employee to the job or the termination of employment.

BONUS CD – Register today for 2009 Tennessee Workers' Comp Conference and you'll receive a Bonus CD with summaries of recent workers’ comp cases and new laws, with links to the full text.

This is the essential professional development experience for:

• Workers’ comp managers/specialists
• HR safety managers and directors
• Plaintiff and defense attorneys
• Insurance adjusters/self-insurers
• Third-party administrators
• Health care providers
• Vocational rehab providers
  

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Day One of the conference features two tracks – one for attorneys and one for employers and others.

• Update on recent legislative developments, including permitted communications between employers and treating physicians and new rules for coverage of injuries to employees during recreational activities
• Attorney track features insights from a Supreme Court justice and a trial court judge: Frequently litigated issues such as aggravation of pre-existing conditions, causation, and last day worked rule and more complex issues such as Medicare set-asides/set-offs, post-trial enforcement of medical benefits, and scope of employment
• Employer track on pre-existing conditions, scope of employment policy considerations, return-to-work questions, mental/psychological injuries, practical aspects of instituting and maintaining a drug-free workplace, claims management, safety concerns, fraud red flags and more
• Settlement and mediation tips
• Latest word from Tennessee appellate courts
• Interaction and differences between Tennessee workers’ comp, ADA, FMLA, and retaliatory discharge.
  

YOUR FACULTY

Courts:

• Justice Cornelia (Connie) Clark was appointed to Tennessee Supreme Court in September 2005 and elected in August 2006.
• Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle was appointed to Part III of the Chancery Court of Davidson County in 1996, elected in 1998, and re-elected in 2006.
• Marietta Shipley is a retired circuit court judge and founder of The Mediation Group of Tennessee, LLC.
  

Workers' Comp Attorneys:

• Mary Dee Allen is a defense attorney with the Cookeville office of Wimberly Lawson Seale Wright & Daves PLLC.
• Fred Baker is a defense attorney with the Cookeville office of Wimberly Lawson Seale Wright & Daves PLLC.
• Katherine (Kitty) Boyte is a defense attorney with Constangy, Brooks & Smith in Nashville.
• Timothy W. Conner is a defense attorney with Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan PLLC in Knoxville.
• Jason Ensley is a defense attorney with The Ensley Law Firm in Johnson City.
• Gregory D. Jordan is a defense attorney with Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell PLC in Jackson.
• D. Russell Thomas is a plaintiff's attorney with The Thomas Law Firm in Murfreesboro.
• Thomas L. Wyatt is a plaintiff's attorney with Summers & Wyatt PC in Chattanooga.
  

Department of Labor & Workforce Development:

• Teresa Bullington is the Assistant Administrator of the Workers' Compensation Division. She also oversees the statewide operation of the Benefit Review Program.
• Peter R. (Pete) Halverstadt is the Assistant Administrator of the Workers' Compensation Division. He is also Director of the Division's Penalty Program.
• Lance Wheaton is the program coordinator for the Drug-Free Workplace Program.

Risk Administrator:

• Dawn Trojan is Branch Manager of Berkley Risk Administrators in Nashville.

Register now for this popular live event!

Conference Cost: Just $447, $147 for optional three-hour post-conference workshop. $227 for materials. $50 discount for Tennessee Workers' Comp Reporter subscribers and additional attendees from the same firm/company.