Whether you’re new—or still finding your footing—in handling workers’ compensation claims for Petitioners or Respondents, the IICLE® Work Comp Boot Camp 2025 is designed for you. Learn from seasoned practitioners on both sides as they share practical tips, key insights, and best practices to help you grow into an effective work comp attorney. You'll gain a solid understanding of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission’s unique rules and how to manage a case from intake through resolution.
How has the practice of law changed over the last 50 years and do older and younger attorneys see the practice differently? What can younger and older attorneys learn from one another to be more effective advocates? Are we listening to one another or are we talking over each other? Is anybody right or wrong and does it matter?
A comprehensive guide to establishing and admitting evidence effectively in workers' compensation cases. This session will focus on the admissibility of various types of evidence, including text messages, emails, business records, medical records, medical bills, audio recordings, photographs, videos, medical reports, and peer-reviewed articles. Learn best practices for gathering, presenting, and challenging evidence to strengthen your cases.
An in-depth examination of the latest developments and best practices in Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) arrangements in workers' compensation cases. This session will cover recent regulatory changes, key compliance considerations, and effective strategies for ensuring proper funding and management of MSAs. What do attorneys need to know to protect their clients?
The so-called “gig” economy has more and more companies classifying workers as independent contractors. Are these workers employees? What factors are considered in making the determination? How do attorneys prove and disprove an employee-employer relationship?
Has McAlister changed how we determine whether an accident arises out of one’s employment? Has the case changed how we prosecute and defend cases where there is a an “arising out of” issue? Is this a new landscape or simply new terminology?
Explore the variety of issues employees and employers face when an injury impacts employment status. Key topics include retaliatory discharge, wrongful termination, FMLA, ADA, and resignation agreements.
Join practitioners from across the workers’ compensation field for a comprehensive seminar dedicated to the intricacies of workers' compensation law. This program provides a platform to deepen your understanding of the legal, procedural, and practical aspects of workers' compensation cases. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or new to the field, this seminar will equip you with insights to excel in workers' compensation practice.
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This course examines how Artificial Intelligence impacts practice before the Workers' Compensation commission, as well as the before the Appellate Court? The course includes a discussion of what AI is, AI tools that are available, their limitations, and the ethics of AI use in legal practice. It includes discussion of how this technology can impact work done before the Workers' Compensation Commission and Appellate Courts. Originally presented as part of the Workers' Compensation Institute 2024: How to Handle High Stakes Claims Plus How to Avoid Having Robots Write Your Brief.