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MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Cavender (573)
751-7500
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 15, 2006
Annual Conference on Workers’ Compensation Issues in Missouri Set for June 12 & 13
Jefferson City, MO – The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ Division of Workers’ Compensation will host its Twelfth Annual “Missouri Issues in Workers’ Compensation” conference on June 12 & 13 at Tan-Tar-A in Lake Ozark, Missouri.
The two-day conference examines current issues that affect employers, employees, insurers, medical providers and anyone who comes in contact with the Missouri workers’ compensation system.
Senator Michael Gibbons, President Pro Tem, Missouri Senate, will be the keynote speaker. A Republican from Kirkwood, Senator Gibbons represents the 15th Senatorial District. His legislative accomplishments include creating the Safe Places for Newborns Act that lets young, vulnerable parents leave their newborn at a hospital or with an emergency worker without facing prosecution. Senator Gibbons also reformed the property tax re-assessment process by outlawing drive-by inspections. In 2004, he created the Comprehensive Children's Mental Health System that keeps families together while providing children with much needed mental health services.
The Honorable Rod Jetton, Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives, will be the luncheon speaker on June 13, 2006. Jetton was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 93rd Session in January 2005. His legislative efforts have been focused on his continued commitment to quality education, fiscal responsibility, traditional family values, and protecting Missouri jobs. Over the course of his service in the House, one of Speaker Jetton’s major legislative priorities was enacting meaningful legal reform measures. Speaker Jetton presided over the house last year during the passage of significant tort and workers’ compensation reforms.
General session and workshop topics will include:
Business/Labor Panel: One year after reform and years beyond.
Kids’ Chance of Missouri
Occupational Diseases/Repetitive Motion: The impact of new law on treatment and compensability
Catastrophic Preparedness
Who is the employer liable for?
Administrative Law Judges discuss Unified Delivery of Services
Legislative Panel: One year after reform and years beyond
Medical Fees
Compensability
Successful Safety & Successful Employers
Medical Issues
Workers’ Compensation Case Law Update
Drugs and Alcohol: Understanding the law as it relates to the reduction in benefits
Mock Hearing
Registration for the conference is $95.00, which includes all conference materials, luncheon, reception and refreshment breaks. Paid registrations must be received no later than June 2, 2006. Registration forms may be downloaded at http://www.dolir.mo.gov/wc/12thAnnualBrochure.pdf and mailed to the Division of Workers’ Compensation, Attention: Richard Stickann, P.O. Box 58, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0058.
For more information regarding the conference please visit our website at www.dolir.mo.gov/wc or contact Richard Stickann at (573) 751-4231.
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