Source: https://www.mcle.org/product/catalog/code/2190097RBC
Timestamp: 2019-07-19 14:19:16
Document Index: 429395084

Matched Legal Cases: ['§27', '§34', '§37', '§48', '§35', '§48', '§36', '§75', '§75']

Aging Eggshell Employees
Understand the evolving tapestry of ‘baby boomer’ workers’ compensation and employment discrimination claims
Product Number: 2190097RBC
In-Person Program Wednesday, 4/3/2019, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, MCLE Conference Center, Ten Winter Place, Boston
Live Webcast Wednesday, 4/3/2019, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Live Webcast, www.mcle.org, Live Webcast
Recorded Webcast Wednesday, 4/17/2019, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Recorded Webcast, www.mcle.org, Recorded Webcast
As "baby boomers" postpone retirement and accelerate the aging of the workforce, widespread concerns are emerging about the potential rise in workers’ compensation and discrimination claims. The long-standing tenet that younger workers have much higher injury rates is no longer true. And there are key differences in leading types of injuries by age. For example, older workers tend to have more rotator cuff and knee injuries, while younger workers have more back and ankle sprains. Hear experienced practitioners in the fields of workers’ compensation and employment law analyze these trends and offer surprising, yet reassuring, conclusions.
Attend this new seminar to learn how to handle the impact of shifting workplace demographics interweaving the distinct worlds of workers’ compensation and employment discrimination claims. Whether you primarily practice workers’ compensation law or handle discrimination claims, this program is for you.
Worker's Comp Overview: What is a claim under MGL 152(the MA Workers Comp Act)
a. Eligibility, tools, pitfalls, case law, identify any potential employment law issues in the initial client intake
b. What are the rules about an employer seeking pre-employment medical records, false representation of physical condition by employee; right to benefits. (152, §27A)
Jeffrey S. Siegel, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
Suzanne L. Herold, Esq., Herold Law Group, PC , Charlestown
c. Types of WC benefits: temporary total (152, §34A)
d. Insurers can seek reimbursement under the Second Injury Fund (152 §37)
e. Worker's Compensation Retaliation Overview
a. 151B, ADA and Reasonable Accommodation (including WC law defining disability under 151B)
b. Other Applicable Laws
MCAD/ EEOC What Both Sides Should Be Doing
a. Managing a Returning Employee
i. Defense Side - preparing for returning worker and managing worker
ii. Plaintiff Side - how to advise employee returning and how to reacclimate to workforce
iii. Pursuing reasonable accommodations with employer prior to return
b. Severance Agreements in lieu of returning to work
Strategies for Retaining or Reducing Aging Workforce
a. Retention Bonus Agreements
b. Early Retirement Plans
Older Workers, Stress, Psychiatric Injury in Comp as well as Disability
a. MGL CH 152 1(7A)
b. What Does the Comp Act Leave Out That Discrimination Provides For
Key Cases for Workers Compensation Practitioners and Employment Law Practitioners
Return to Work, Vocational Analysis
a. Vocational Experts for Insurer and Employee, When to Use
b. Case Law, Analysis of Factors Under Scheffler and Frenier
c. How do You Show That the Injured Worker's Employability is Effected by His/Her Injury
Workers Comp Hearings/Settlements/Re-Hiring (152, §48, §35E)
a. 152, §48(4) Presumption of Future Disability but Allocation for §36 on the Lump Sum or for Inchoate Rights is not Applicable to the $1500/One Month Rule
b. 152, §75A Preference in Rehiring. Timeframe to Hold Open a Job to Heal
c. 152, §75B and the Statutory Confluence of c.152 With c.151B. Globe SJC Case Which Holds an Employer Does Not Need to Continue to Accommodate Once it is Known That the Employee Can No Longer Return to Work
Suzanne L. Herold, Esq., Herold Law Group, PC, Charlestown
Jeffrey S. Siegel, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP, Boston