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Worker's Compensation Spring 2025 Workshop

WC Spring 2025 Workshop

Overview

The Wisconsin Worker's Compensation Division will hold a series of workshops over three days, April 15th, 17th and 23rd, 2025. These virtual workshops will be morning half-days and present various topics of interest for claim adjusters, employers, medical providers, and others in the worker's compensation industry.

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Agenda

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

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8:30 – 8:45 Welcome, Introduction, and Housekeeping  
8:45 – 10:00 Internet Reporting and New Insurance Portal (Rod Gennrich, Bureau of Claims Management, Claims Services Section, Section Chief) Full Slides | Notes Slides
10:00 – 10:45 Reports and Notices (Faith Howe, Bureau of Claims Management, DRS) Full Slides | Notes Slides
10:45 – 11:00 Break  
11:00 – 11:30 IMEs and Denying Claims (Gail Wickman, Bureau of Claims Management, DRS) Full Slides | Notes Slides
11:30 – 12:00 Final Medical Reports (Phil Roberts, Bureau of Claims Management, DRS) Full Slides | Notes Slides
12:00 Adjournment  

Thursday, April 17, 2025

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8:30 – 8:35 Welcome  
8:35 – 10:15 Wage, Including Problems, Examples, and Orientation to Wage Manual (Steven McKinney, Keith Kinion, Bureau of Claims Management, Claims Services Section, Wage Analysts) Full Slides | Notes Slides
10:15 – 10:30 Break  
10:30 – 10:50 Alternative Dispute Resolution (Karee Williams, Jasmine Decorah, Bureau of Claims Management, DRS) Full Slides | Notes Slides
10:50 – 11:10 Advancements (Jeanie Millard, Bureau of Claims Management, DRS) Full Slides | Notes Slides
11:10 – 11:45 Delay Penalties: How to Avoid Them (Faith Howe, Karee Williams, Bureau of Claims Management, DRS) Full Slides | Notes Slides
11:45 Adjournment  

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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8:30 – 8:35 Welcome  
8:35 – 10:35 Permanent Partial Disability (PPD): Statutory Minimum Ratings, Other Disabling Elements, Multipliers, Deductions, Stacking, and Apportionment – with Problems and Examples (Chelsea Newby and Frank Salvi, Bureau of Claims Management, DRS) Full Slides | Notes Slides
10:35 – 10:50 Break  
10:50 – 11:35 Legal Updates (Kelly McCormick, Sean Spencer, Bureau of Legal Services, Administrative Law Judges) Full Slides | Notes Slides
11:35 – 12:00 Tips to Expedite Your Claims (Gail Wickman, Bureau of Claims Management, DRS) Full Slides | Notes Slides
12:00 Adjournment