South Dakota CLE - Workers Compensation Courses

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What You Need to Know About Trying a Disc Injury Case

As with many personal injury cases, representing clients with spinal disc injuries requires the skill of an attorney coupled with a thorough knowledge of medicine. As it is the most common catastrophic injury suffered by personal injury and workers’ compensation clients, an understanding of spinal disc injuries is a requirement for any personal injury attorney. Gain that knowledge and much more with this Continuing Legal Education course which covers requisite medical facts, its application, and... More Info

$160

6General Credits
Social Security and Disability Claims: A Primer

A sharp increase in Social Security Disability applications is just one the effects of the aging population and national recession. The majority of applicants are initially denied resulting in a deluge of applicants requesting hearings before Administrative Law Judges to have their claims approved. Presented by nationally recognized New York Social Security Attorney Troy Rosasco, this CLE course offers a complete introductory guideline for lawyers new to Social Security Disability claims. With h... More Info

$29

1General Credit
How to Run a Productive Plaintiff's PI/Workers Compensation Law Firm

As with many businesses, running a successful personal injury law firm requires forethought. It’s essential to be proactive to prevent problems before they occur and doing so requires constant communication with clients. In truth, it takes a business approach that includes a system for easy access of information, case monitoring, a wide and long range outlook and exceptional people skills. In fact, the attorney/client relationship is at the heart of a successful practice. Presented by Paul M. By... More Info

$55

1.5General Credits
Representing Workers Compensation Claimants

With a wide variety of forms of disability compensation, understanding the relationships between them is critical to obtaining the proper coverage for your client. This CLE course will explain workers compensation as it relates to New York State disability, social security disability and retirement disability as well as who is covered and how disability is applied in the case of accidents and occupational diseases. Filing procedures, statutes of limitations, settlements and types of applicable a... More Info

$55

2General Credits
Railroad Retirement Board Disability Annuity Claims

Differentiating railroad retirement board disability annuity claims from other types of disability compensation can be complex. This CLE course will offer a detailed explanation of these annuity claims and how they differ from social security disability. The course will offer and step-by-step review of the application process, the denial and appeals process and how to avoid ethical pitfalls in light of recent LIRR scandals. More Info

$29

1General Credit
Municipal Disability Pensions Nuts & Bolts

Determining disability pension eligibility for municipal employees requires comprehensive knowledge of the requirements and standards. This CLE course will explain everything you need to know about the tier system for eligibility, how to analyze the medical ramifications of accidents and differentiate them from incidents, and filing requirements. The course will explain the disability pension’s relationship to workers compensation, personal injury actions and social security disability and expla... More Info

$55

1.5General Credits
Basics of Handling Veteran's Disability Claims

Designed to offer a comprehensive overview of compensation benefits for veterans, this CLE course will explain the types of pension and compensation benefits for VA’s and the basic theories of service-connections for conditions. The course will explain the types of claims and procedures for filing, record development and requests for claims files and service records, ratings practices, assessing compensation for non-veterans and fees for representation. More Info

$29

1General Credit
Workers’ Comp: Its Synthesis and How to Run a Successful Boutique Comp Practice

An employees’ most effective and exclusive remedy against an employer for indemnity and medical benefits resulting from a work-related injury, workers’ compensation law represents an administrative, no fault claims process rather than a lawsuit. This CLE course will provide both a comprehensive understanding of the process as well as tips and strategies for operating a successful, boutique workers’ compensation practice. The course will explain the law as it pertains to New York and review clien... More Info

$29

1.25General Credits
Labor and Employment Law Update: The Day of the $29.00 Hamburger is Coming!

Labor law is an ever-evolving field. This CLE course will provide you with all the recent updates and developments, both New York State and federal, on a variety of labor and employment issues such as New York State unemployment law, workers compensation, employee misclassification, and the New York Paid Family Leave Act. The course will also review the difference between employees and independent contractors and the Freelance Isn’t Free Act. Requires benefits, wage and hour updates, salary thre... More Info

$55

1.75General Credits
Captive Insurance: Strategies & Tactics

Exploring captives structuring techniques within the framework of recent cases brought to tax court, this CLE course will introduce corporate attorneys to how captive insurance companies operate on the basis of the profitability that captives provide to their affiliate groups. The course will also examine the ways in which captive insurance can be used to minimize costs for healthcare benefits and workers’ compensation plans. More Info

$29

1.25General Credits
Defending Construction Claims in the Workers’ Compensation Arena: The Nuts and Bolts

This CLE course focuses on the defense of a construction claim. It provides information on some basic legal principles but is heavier on practical litigation tips. The course covers coverage issues, accidental versus occupational claims, date of disablement, date of contraction, §44 apportionment, and § 56 liability. More Info

$29

1.25General Credits
What You Need to Know and Do to Try a Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Case

Chronic traumatic Encephalopathy cases require advance knowledge of neurology, neuroimaging, neuropsychology and neural science in order to be successful. This knowledge is critical for both direct examination of medical examination and perhaps more importantly for the utilization of generally accepted medical literature which is often referred to regarding medical issues related to CTE. This CLE course will explain these issues, the knowledge required and how it can be used as well how and wh... More Info

$212

8.25General Credits
Total Disability: Everything You Need To Know

This CLE course will offer a comprehensive overview of Workers Compensation from the perspective of attorneys for the claimants. The course will leave you better able to handle injury issues whether they happen in or out of the workplace and will address strategies to take on even large insurance companies when representing your client and offering more effective advise throughout the Workers Compensation process. More Info

$55

2General Credits
Labor & Employment Update From A-Z: American Disabilities Act (ADA) to Zoom Calls and Everything in Between

Offering an overview of the many recent updates and developments in employment and labor laws, both in New York State and Federal, this informative CLE course will cover COVID issues such as vaccination policies as well as the New York State Sick Leave Law, the New York Heroes Act, updates in wage and hour laws, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, discrimination and much more. More Info

$29

1General Credit
What Attorneys Need to Know About The Current State of Vaccination Mandates

As we enter the 3rd year of the pandemic, the issue of vaccine mandates are becoming more controversial. This CLE course will explain the various rules being implemented and where they stand with regards to court challenges and various state efforts to counter them. The course will cover the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard and the OSHA proposed rule as well as arguments being litigated against it. Rules issues by the Center for Medicare and Medicare Services as well as for federal c... More Info

$55

1.5General Credits
Securing Social Security Disability Benefits

As technology advances, everyone must adjust and that includes attorneys. With the Social Security Administration shifting services to the internet, including those that enable securing benefits, attorneys are now able to represent clients across the country. This CLE course will review the current process for securing Social Security benefits and explore what makes a successful case. More Info

$55

2General Credits
Labor and Employment Law Update: What’s New and What’s Next

This informative CLE course will present updates and developments to both New York State and Federal labor and employment laws. The course will address the latest requirements resulting from COVID, as well as unemployment insurance related to 1099’s, discrimination, sick leave, updates to hour and wage laws, workers’ compensation issues, electronic monitoring, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, arbitration agreements and other tips and strategies for navigating these complexi... More Info

$29

1General Credit
Don’t Get Caught Without A Contractor’s License: The Downfalls and Damages of Working Without a License

Violating license requirements can have serious consequences for contractors. The penalties tend to be severe and do not allow for equitable remedies. This CLE course will offer a basic overview of the rules in California and explain the consequences for contractors operating without one. The course will review the purpose of the licensing laws and how they are applied to contractors and those who perform construction services as well as exemptions to applicability. Recent case law c... More Info

$29

1.25General Credits
Overview of Social Security’s Decision Making Process

This CLE course will offer a comprehensive understanding of how Social Security determines if a person is eligible for disability benefits. The course will not only explain how disability is defined and assessed but will also present the disability analysis process used by adjudicators to evaluate if the requirements have been met. The course will walk you through the procedural steps of the claim process and ensure that you have all of the basic information needed to formulate an argu... More Info

$55

2General Credits
Ethics in Workers Compensation

Workers compensation is a complex and confusing area of law. This CLE course will help attorneys navigate the system to ensure that every claimant received the representation they need and deserve. The course will cover ethical representation and the most common issues that arise and how to differentiate between what Associate Justice Potter Steward of the United States Supreme Court called, “the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.” More Info

$34

1Ethics Credit
A Basic Overview of Tennessee Workers' Compensation Law

Offering a comprehensive overview of the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Act, this informative CLE course will help attorneys navigate the many complexities of filing a worker’s compensation claim in the Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and the Tennessee Court of Workers’ Compensation. The course will present information relevant to applicable affirmative defenses as well as how to determine the eventual outcome of a case that is brought before the Tennessee Court of Workers’... More Info

$55

2General Credits
Learning The Basics of Conducting a Social Security Disability Case

This informative CLE course will provide you with everything you need to know to prove the disability of a client, all the steps leading to a hearing and how to prepare, The course will review the different disability programs and their eligibility requirements. The course will also explain how the Social Security Administration defines disability as well as how to determine the correct application to process and what the application process is like. Appeals for applications that are... More Info

$55

1.5General Credits