WE MOVED THE NEWSLETTER. HERE'S WHY ...
Welcome to our new location on the web for regular updates about continuing education. We moved the newsletter because alot of email servers thought that our monthly newsletter was some kind of spam. Your newsletter now arrives as text in a plain email from liveseminars@workcompcentral.com. That's the email address we use during the workweek to alert customers to promotions and announcements.
That's a quick explanation for the change.
WE'RE NOT CLOSE TO BEING DONE FOR 2011!
We packed the October schedule here in Camarillo, Calif., with a solid lineup of live events for continuing education credit. We have never attempted so many live events in a single month - EVER. We have completely booked October with seminars and webinars for anybody who works in a workers' comp state system (or federal). Look what we're offering next month:
Webinar about Rx drug abuse, Oct. 3
"Treating Opiod Dependency and Addiction in the Work Comp System," with Dr. Thomas Jan. 1 hour.
- Monday, Oct. 3, 1 p.m. Pacific time, 4 p.m. Eastern.
Register
Webinar - California medical billing rules, Thursday, Oct. 13
"Major Medical Billing Changes Coming Oct. 15 - Get Ready or Get Denied!"
- 10 a.m. PDT, 1 p.m. Eastern.
Register
Live - California legal training, October 15, Camarillo
"Preparing Your Case for the WCAB & Recons, Removals and Writs"
- Saturday, October 15, Camarillo, 6 CE Credits. (Legal)
Register
Live - Medical evaluator continuing education, Oct. 29
"Road Map for the California QME/AME."
- Saturday, October 29, Camarillo, 6 CE Credits. (Med-Legal and QME)
Register
CALIFORNIA AD MORAN MAKING FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE
Rosa Moran, the newly-appointed administrative director of the California Division of Workers' Compensation, will speak Sept. 26 about the future of the DWC at the inaugural California Workers' Compensation and Risk Conference in Dana Point. The California Workers' Compensation & Risk Conference is on Sept. 26-28 at the St. Regis Hotel. The hotel is located at One Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point. Moran is set to appear the opening day.
AUTHOR MIKE SULLIVAN AT DANA POINT CONFERENCE
Stop by the Sullivan on Comp booth in the exhibitor area at next week's California Workers' Compensation and Risk Conference and meet author Michael Sullivan. Mike is at booth 26. WorkCompCentral offers a 30-day preview of the entire set, plus online access. You can start by calling 805-484-0333, ext. 1. If you decide not to keep the books, we'll even pay the return shipping.
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NEWS DIGEST
... The City and County of San Francisco asked the California Supreme Court to review the Ogilvie case, contending that the 1st District Court of Appeal's ruling was erroneous and could prove disastrous for the economy. (Sept. 13)
... The California Workers' Compensation Institute says the average amount paid per claim for treatment, prescriptions and durable medical equipment, medical management and cost-containment programs, and med-legal reports have exceeded levels that preceded reform legislation passed in 2002 through 2004. (Sept. 13)
... The 2nd District Court of Appeal has scheduled oral arguments for the case of Contreras v. WCAB on Oct. 12. The 2nd District will consider whether an unrepresented applicant's filing mistake was excusable neglect, or if the mistake should bar him from reopening his claim altogether.
... The California Division of Workers' Compensation announced that it is delaying until 2012 two Workers' Compensation Information System (WCIS) implementation guides that were scheduled to take effect on Nov. 15. The division said on Tuesday that a "critical issue" surfaced during testing of programming changes necessary to implement the new regulations.
... The California chapter of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (CA- IARP) has scheduled a one-day seminar focusing on the recent appellate court decision in the Ogilvie case for Sept 30 at the Hyatt Hotel in Santa Barbara.
... The Workers' Compensation Section of the State Bar of California named Southern California attorney Adam Dombchik as its 2011 applicants' attorney of the year at its recent annual meeting in Long Beach.
... An employer who defeated a disability discrimination suit by proving that an employee lied about his medical condition is not entitled to nearly $500,000 in attorney fees, because the attorney fees award would bankrupt the plaintiff, the California 4th District Court of Appeal ruled in an unpublished decision. (Sept. 20)
-- From WorkCompCentral News
Our school staff always is on the lookout for new case law for short, one-hour coursework. Short courses can be completed online in about an hour for CE credit. Our live seminars also are posted online, sometimes within a week of the live event. To find out more, visit What's new? on our home page.
THANKS FOR READING OUR NEWSLETTER. CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS at our email or call us at 805-484-0333, ext. 113 or 133. Our director Sam Abusada and school adviser Jake Parres are available weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time.
