Suggested Audience
Adjusters, Attorneys, Mediators, Employers
Moderator
- Olivia Yearwood, Workers’ Compensation Compliance Specialist 1, BWC
Presenters
- Jeff Francis, Assistant Administrator, Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
- Stephen K. Heard, Attorney, Of Counsel, Cornelius & Collins, LLP
- Steve Karr, Attorney, Flexer Law, PLLC
Session Description
Adjusting workers’ compensation claims is not easy. It is not unusual for adjusters that handle Tennessee claims to have 125 or more open files at any given time or to handle claims in 3-5 states. In some instances, even injuries that seem, on the surface, to be work-related can require a lot of time, and time is a precious commodity for adjusters. Determining compensability, even in a minor injury, can be one of the most difficult decisions adjusters must make. This session will examine the conundrum caused when denying compensability might be more legally-defensible than morally-defensible. It will highlight the multiple points of view involved when compensability is an issue.
Up Next: Lunch (provided) then Breakout Sessions at 1:30 PM