Advanced Workers' Compensation Seminar - Agenda

8:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast (provided)

8:30 a.m.
Welcome and Attendee Questions – Problem Areas
H. Douglas Jones, Esq., JSB Attorneys, PLLC

All questions/problem areas will be addressed during the conference.

9:00 a.m.
Key Risk Management Considerations
H. Douglas Jones, Esq., JSB Attorneys, PLLC

• Definition of Injury
• Work-Relatedness
• Medical Causation
• Unexplained Falls
• Pre-existing Conditions
• Independent Contractors
• Fraud

10:45 a.m.
Question and Answer
H. Douglas Jones, Esq., JSB Attorneys, PLLC

Review questions previously raised, clarify topics presented, and answer additional questions as needed.

11:15 a.m.
Analysis of Recent Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Opinions

This will be an interactive session where the attendees will be presented the facts of the cases for discussion and resolution. Attendees will be the “judge and jury.”

Noon
Lunch (provided)

1:00 p.m.
Employment Law Updates Affecting Workers’ Compensation Exposure
Robert D. Hudson, Esq., Labor & Employment Attorney, Frost Brown Todd

• Key Employment Law Considerations Interrelated with Workers' Compensation
• Recent Developments Critical to Employers
• Managing ADA, FMLA, and Workers' Compensation Claims

2:15 p.m.
What’s Going on at the Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims 
Hon. Douglas W. Gott, Chief Administrative Law Judge

Department of Workers’ Claims updates pertinent to employers will be provided.

3:15 p.m.
Strategically Investigating Your Claim
Kevin Lederer, Director of Client Engagement, Command Investigations

• Social Media
• Facial Recognition
• State-of-Art Investigative Techniques
• Current AI Trends

4:15 p.m.
Advanced Workers’ Compensation Seminar Adjourns