Gain a commonsense approach to treating the injured worker with comprehensive care to drive faster claim resolution.
This course will provide information on claims for properly handling psychological workplace injuries in workers’ compensation. The presenter will address numerous legal topics, including what psychological injuries can be claimed, psychological injuries connected to workplace accidents, benefits with psychological injuries cases, the roles of the workers’ compensation adjuster, nurse case manager, employer representative, and attorney, and several occupation case studies. This program will provide practical guidance, tactics, and tips that you can apply to your daily business in an effort to prevent problematic psychological injury issues from arising but also to manage these claims aggressively in the most cost-effective manner possible. We will focus on mental health and psychosocial factors on claims for a commonsense approach to treating the injured worker with comprehensive care to drive faster claim resolution and positively impact both medical and indemnity claim costs.
Learning Objectives
- You will be able to discuss the benefits with psychological injuries cases.
- You will be able to identify what psychological injuries can be claimed.
- You will be able to recognize practical tactics and tips to prevent problematic psychological injury issues from arising.
- You will be able to review the psychological injuries connected to workplace accidents.
Agenda
- Overview
- What Psychological Injuries Can Be Claimed
- Psychological Injuries Connected to Workplace Accidents
- Benefits for Psychological Injuries
- Roles of Workers’ Compensation Professionals
- Evidentiary Issues
- Settlement Negotiations
Speakers
Zachary M. Rubinich,
Rawle & Henderson LLP- Partner in the Philadelphia office of Rawle & Henderson LLP
- Focuses on the defense of insurance carriers, self-insured entities and third-party administrators against workers’ compensation claims in Pennsylvania
- Based on his extensive experience, the Pennsylvania Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Law Section has certified him as specialist in the practice of workers’ compensation law
- Handles all aspects of litigation before workers’ compensation judges, the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, the Commonwealth Court and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
- Routinely counsels employers, insurance carriers and third-party administrators on claims management, workplace safety, return-to-work programs, employment practices and risk management
- Chair of the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice (TIPS) Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Law Committee for 2018-2019, served as Vice-chair of the Committee for 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018
- Recently appointed to the following ABA leadership positions, effective September 2019: Vice-chair of the Litigation and Trial Practice Committee; Vice-chair of the Appellate Advocacy Committee; member of the Ethics and Professionalism Standing Committee; and member of the CLE Board Committee
- Achieved the highest rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory in 2019 for seventh consecutive year, selected as a 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers, selected by Super Lawyers as a Pennsylvania Rising Star from 2010-2014
- J.D. degree, Widener University School of Law; B.A. degree in political science and government, Lycoming College
Who Should Attend
This live webinar is designed for human resource managers, safety directors, workers’ compensation managers, occupational therapists, benefits professionals, insurance claims and risk managers, controllers, and attorneys.
