Permanent Disability – Loss of Wage Earning Capacity
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This comprehensive course combines medical insights with legal perspectives, providing a comprehensive understanding of workers’ compensation award for permanent residual disability. Whether you’re an attorney, claims adjuster, or employer, this course equips you with essential knowledge to navigate complex scenarios involving Loss of Wage Earning capacity (“LWEC”) awards in New York workers’ compensation cases.
Join us for an enlightening exploration of the intersection between medicine and law in workers’ compensation, and enhance your ability to advocate effectively to reduce exposure in LWEC claims.
Course Outline
Who Should Attend?
Definition of Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI)
Explore the concept of MMI, a critical milestone in the disability detemrination process.
Understand when an injury or condition stabilizes, even if full recovery hasn’t occurred.
Learn how MMI impacts benefit calculations and legal proceedings.
Litigation Path for Loss of Wage Earning Capacity (LWEC) Claims
Navigate the legal journey when assessing permanent impairments.
Discuss LWEC awards and their significance in workers’ compensation cases.
What the Doctor Is Required to Do; Medical Evaluation Standards
Examine the responsibilities of medical professionals in workers’ compensation cases.
Learn about proper documentation, impairment ratings, and expert testimony.
Disability Duration Guidelines Overview
Demystify the duration of disability benefits.
Understand guidelines for temporary and permanent disabilities.
Disability Crosswalk
Learn how to apply the “Crosswalk” in determining percentage of permanent impairment and translating that into a LWEC award.
Compare and correlate different types of disabilities within the workers’ compensation framework.
Explore how impairments impact earning capacity and vocational prospects.
Functional Evaluation
Dive into assessing an individual’s functional limitations post-injury.
Discuss tools, protocols, and practical considerations.
Vocational Factors
Analyze vocational aspects affecting an injured worker’s ability to return to work.
Consider retraining, job modifications, and vocational rehabilitation.
Example LWEC Calculations
Work through practical scenarios to calculate Loss of Wage Earning Capacity (LWEC).
Understand the financial implications for both employees and employers.
Live Q & A Sessions
Engage with experts and fellow participants.
Bring your questions and real-world scenarios for interactive discussions.
Attorneys specializing in workers’ compensation law
Claims adjusters and insurance professionals
Employers seeking clarity on medical and legal aspects of claims
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Greg Lois is the Managing Partner of Lois Law Firm LLC. Greg is the co-author of the LexisNexis “Practice Guide to Workers’ Compensation in New Jersey” published by Matthew Bender (2017-2023, ISBN:9781663363053). In October 2019, Greg earned the designation “Certified Litigation Management Professional (CLMP)” at the Litigation Management Institute hosted at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Greg Lois represents employers, self-insured companies, third party administrators, and insurance carriers in workers’ compensation matters. Greg has served as lead attorney on more than 100 trials involving workplace discrimination, workers’ compensation, and civil claims.
New York Workers’ Compensation Defense at Lois Law Firm
We represent insurance carriers, self-insured employers, third party claim administrators, and employers before the New York State Workers' Compensation Board. We handle cases from cradle-to-grave. We want to be by your side, moving cases aggressively to closure from the start of litigation all the way through to settlement.
We only assign one attorney and one paralegal to each case. This means that your team members always have one contact to go to for any questions. We do not have 'hearing attorney' or a 'negotiation attorney' or 'appeal department' or anything else! All of our attorneys handle all of those roles – meaning cases are not 'passed around' as they move through the litigation process. Your risk professional or adjuster always knows who is assigned – because the attorney does not change.
