WCI
National Workers’ Compensation Judiciary College

Presented By The National Association Of Workers’ Compensation Judiciary, Inc. (NAWCJ)

Separate registration required.
Registration is required to attend the National Workers’ Compensation Judiciary College. See www.nawcj.org.
You must be an adjudicator or regulator to attend.

Welcome and Introductions

Monday
8:50 – 9:00 am

Grand Ballrooms 4 – 6
Convention Level

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Common Writing Pitfalls from an Appellate Court’s Viewpoint

Monday
9:00 – 10:00 am

Grand Ballrooms 4 – 6
Convention Level

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Do Summary Judgments and other Civil Procedural Rules have a role in Workers’ Compensation Cases?

Monday
10:00 – 10:50 am

Grand Ballrooms 4 – 6
Convention Level

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Evidence for Judges-Judicial Control over Interrogation of Witnesses and Presentation of Evidence (The Do’s and Don’ts)

Monday
11:00 – 12:00 am

Grand Ballrooms 4 – 6
Convention Level

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Lunch (provided) and Annual Business Meeting

Monday
12:00 – 12:50 pm

Grand Ballrooms 1 & 2
Convention Level

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Workers’ Compensation Issues in Colleges and Universities- Should Student-Athletes be Covered “Employees”?

Monday
12:50 – 1:50 pm

Grand Ballrooms 4 – 6
Convention Level

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Announcements (Track One – Practical Skills Track)

Monday
2:00 – 2:10 pm

Grand Ballrooms 4 – 6
Convention Level

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Type and Duration of Medical Treatment for Common Minor Back, Neck, and Shoulder Injuries and Factors that Influence Treatment and Return to Work (Track One – Practical Skills)

Monday
2:10 – 3:00 pm

Grand Ballrooms 4 – 6
Convention Level

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11th Annual National Regulators Roundtable

Monday
2:30 – 4:30 pm

Crystal Ballroom G1
Convention Level

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Ethical Conundrums for Judges (Track One – Practical Skills)

Monday
3:10 – 4:00 pm

Grand Ballrooms 4 – 6
Convention Level

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Changing Job Markets and Vocational Expert Considerations in Permanent Total Disability Workers’ Compensation Claims (Track One – Practical Skills)

Monday
4:10 – 5:00 pm

Grand Ballrooms 4 – 6
Convention Level

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NAWCJ and SAWCA Reception

Monday
5:00 – 6:00 pm

Grand Ballrooms 1 & 2
Convention Level

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Live Surgery – Lower Extremity Surgery

Tuesday
8:45 – 9:45 am 

Palms Ballrooms – Canary
Convention Level

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Strange, Interesting, and Pivotal Workers’ Compensation Cases From 2021-2022

Tuesday
10:00 – 10:50 am

Grand Ballrooms 4 – 6
Convention Level

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Delayed Treatment in Workers’ Compensation: Are there any Procedural/Legal Avenues to Ensure Prompt and Accurate Care?

Tuesday
11:00 – 11:50 am

Grand Ballrooms 4 – 6
Convention Level

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Lunch (provided)

Tuesday
12:00 – 1:00

Grand Ballrooms 1 & 2
Convention Level

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Mental Disease and Its Effects on Workers’ Compensation Injuries and Treatment

Tuesday
1:00 – 2:00 pm

Grand Ballrooms 4 – 6
Convention Level

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How to Effectively Use Technology in Workers’ Compensation Hearings and Mediations

Tuesday
2:10 – 3:10 pm

Grand Ballrooms 4 – 6
Convention Level

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Undocumented Workers and Challenges to Obtaining Workers’ Compensation Benefits

Tuesday
3:10 – 4:00 pm

Grand Ballrooms 4 – 6
Convention Level

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Alternative Programming: Conference on Multi-State Workers’ Compensation Laws

Wednesday
8:30 – 3:15 pm

Grand Ballroom 7A & 1- 6
Convention Level

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How to Properly Handle Human Resource/Personnel Issues for those Judges Who Manage Staff

Wednesday
9:00 – 9:50 am

Hall of Cities – New York & New Orleans
Convention Level

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How to Stay Safe Inside and Outside the Hearing and Mediation Rooms

Wednesday
10:00 – 11:00 am

Hall of Cities – New York & New Orleans
Convention Level

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Promoting Professionalism Inside and Outside the Hearing Room

Wednesday
11:00 – 12:00 pm

Hall of Cities – New York & New Orleans
Convention Level

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