Find out how to effectively and legally use social media as evidence in workers’ compensation claims.
In workers’ compensation claims, one of the first stages in determining compensability comes from the history provided directly from employees. The word of employees in describing their work injuries and medical history is not always identical to the hard facts. Today, we live in a world dominated by ever developing technology. Whether we realize or not, the digital age exposes our deepest and most private moments both from the past and in real time to the world at large. This presentation is designed to address the role social media in properly defending against workers’ compensation claims within the confines of the legal system.
Learning Objectives
- You will be able to describe how medical evidence supplemented by social media results will help defending workers’ compensation claims.
- You will be able to explain how social media searches can reveal fraud and misrepresentation by an employee to obtain workers’ compensation benefits.
- You will be able to identify the correct way to conduct a social media search.
- You will be able to recognize the appropriate means of investigation.
Agenda
Relevance of Social Media
- Then and Now: Impact of the Digital Age in Daily Life
- Social Media - Personal
- Social Media - Professional
Benefits of Social Media in the World of Workers’ Compensation
- Determination of Compensability and Extent of Permanent Disability
- Dual Employment and Benefits
- Fraud and Consequences
Methods and Applicability in Defending Claims
- Index Claims Search (ISO) Results
- Medical Canvass
- Surveillance and Timing
Discovery and Workers’ Compensation
- Litigated Versus Non-Litigated Claims
- Expediency (Social Media Versus Records)
- Rules of Evidence
Ethical Considerations
- Duty to Clients
- Handling Medical Experts (IMEs and Depositions)
- Candor to Adversaries and the Court
Speakers
Nicolas B. Pedone, Esq.,
Cipriani & Werner, P.C.- Of Counsel in the Mt. Laurel, NJ office of Cipriani & Werner, P.C.
- Concentrates his law practice in the area of workers’ compensation litigation
- Admitted to practice in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
- Member of the New Jersey Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Camden County Bar Association
- J.D. degree, Rutgers University School of Law in Camden; B.A. degree in history and political science, magna cum laude, Albright College in Reading
Kendall Champion, Esq.,
Cipriani & Werner, P.C.- Partner in the Mt. Laurel, NJ office of Cipriani & Werner, P.C.
- Concentrates her practice in the defense of employers in workers’ compensation matters
- Previously served as Assistant Prosecutor with the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office
- Admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
- J.D. degree, Newy York Law School; B.S. degree in journalism, cum laude, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University
Who Should Attend
This live webinar is designed for human resource managers, benefits managers, safety directors, compliance officers, insurance professionals, business owners and managers, payroll professionals, accountants, controllers, and attorneys.
