Gain a better understanding of how potential claims can be exempt from workers’ compensation.
Attending this course will equip you with a comprehensive understanding of workers’ compensation, including who is covered and how to identify insurance coverage and compensability issues. You will learn why some workers may be exempt from workers’ compensation and what qualifies an injury or illness as work-related. The course will define the employer/employee relationship for workers’ compensation purposes, covering categories such as casual labor, independent contractors, and owner-operator businesses. Additionally, you will explore the defenses available to employers against injured employees, including those related to the course of employment, coming and going, and idiopathic injuries. The session will also address workers’ compensation coverage for remote employees. By participating, you will gain valuable insights into employee classifications, the activities covered under workers’ compensation, and common employer defenses, enhancing your ability to navigate and manage workers’ compensation issues effectively.
Learning Objectives
- You will be able to explain when a work injury or illness should be accepted or denied under Workers’ Compensation
- You will be able to identify issues of workers’ compensation insurance coverage.
- You will be able to recognize opportunities to recover losses from a workers’ compensation claim.
- You will be able to review and define what workers’ compensation insurance coverage is necessary
Agenda
Is There an Employee/Employer Relationship?
- Employee Defined
- Self-Employed - Persons of a Partnership, Limited Liability Company, Incorporated Businesses
- Casual Employment and Volunteers
Independent Contractor
- Independent Contractor Defined
- Who Covers the Injured Independent Contractor?
- Professional Employer Organizations
Activities Covered Under Workers’ Compensation
- Arising out of and in the Course and Scope of the Employment
- Traumatic vs Occupational Injuries
- Third-Party Liability
Common Defenses in Workers’ Compensation
- Coming and Going
- Travel and Deviations
- Intoxication
- Idiopathic Injuries
Remote Employment
- Injured at Home
- In the Course and Scope Revisited
Speakers
Mark S. Setaro, Esq.,
Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP- Partner in the Cherry Hill, New Jersey, office of Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP
- Concentrates practice on the defense of workers’ compensation claims and defends claims involving numerous national insurance carriers and third-party administrators
- Member of the New Jersey State Bar Association serving on the executive committee of the Workers’ Compensation Section
- Lectured and wrote numerous materials on all aspects of workers’ compensation law
- Part of the first group of attorneys who received their certification by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a workers’ compensation law attorney
- Graduate, Seton Hall Law School
Who Should Attend
This live webinar is designed for human resource managers, workers’ compensation administrators, benefits and payroll professionals, business owners and managers, CFOs, controllers, claims and risk managers, safety managers, accountants, and attorneys.
