Monday, June 10, 2013
Fall 2013 Statewide Hearing Officer Meeting
Agenda for Monday, September 9, 2013
7:45 – 8:30
Registration and Beverages
8:30 – 8:45
Legal Update by the Commissioners: Jodie Taylor, Esq. and Karen Gillmor, Ph.D.
8:45 - 9:15
Legal Update by the BWC Administrator: Stephen Buehrer, Esq.
9:15 - 9:45
Industrial Commission Policy, Rule and Legal Update: Tom Connor, Esq. and Kerry Mackin, Esq.
9:45 - 10:15
Substance Abuse: Jack Viren, Esq., The Offices of Jack Viren, Attorney at Law
10:15 - 10:30
Break
10:30 – 12:00
Psychological Testing in Workers’ Compensation: Dr. Robert Kaplan, Clinical Psychologist, Kaplan Consulting & Counseling, Inc.
12:00 – 1:15
Lunch
1:15 – 2:15
Case Law Update: Bradley K. Sinnott, Esq., Vorys, Sater, Seymour, Pease LLP
2:15 – 3:15
Professionalism: Steve Spitler, Esq., Spitler & Williams-Young
3:15 - 3:30
Break
3:30 - 5:00
Orthopaedic Surgery: David H. Sohn, M.D./J.D., The University of Toledo Medical Center
Please Note: We have applied to the Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 6.75 CLE credit hours, including 5.25 general hours and .5 in Substance Abuse and 1.0 In Professionalism.