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FALL 2004 WORKERS' COMPENSATION
"Educational Conference "
Wednesday, November
3, 2004
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Prime Hotel and Conference Center,
Saratoga Springs
| 8 :00 - 9:00 a.m. |
Conference Registration / Continental Breakfast
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| 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. |
Welcoming Remarks
Program Review
Richard Bell, Executive Director
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| 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
Concurrent Workshops (choose one)
- Workers' Compensation Board (WCB)
Operations
David Donohue, Director of Operations
- Building Claims Processing Contacts between WCB and Carriers.
- Calendaring cases at the WCB.
- AD's: a view from the claims processing side.
- WCB Regulatory Affairs / Insurance Compliance
- WCB Regulatory Affairs / Insurance Compliance
Brian Collins, Office of Compliance
- Introduction to WCB's Insurance Compliance System.
- Overview of the employer penalty process for failure to have required Workers' Compensation coverage.
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| 11:30 - Noon |
Questions & Answers |
| Noon - 1:15 p.m. |
Luncheon
Keynote Address
David P. Wehner, Chairman
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| 1:15 - 3:15 p.m. |
Concurrent Workshops (choose one)
- WCB Legal and Adjudication
John Burgher, WC Fraud Inspector General;
William Busler, General Counsel;
Jean Kneiss, Office of Adjudication, and
Cheryl Wood, Deputy Counsel
- Upcoming Adjudication Initiatives
- Regulatory Changes
- Recent Court Decisions
- Update of Fraud Initiatives
- WCB Information Management Services: eBiz
Paul DeBarbieri, Nancy Donohue, Nancy Mulholland
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Overview of e-biz WCB Offerings
- Panel Discussion - current customers discuss the value proposition for e-biz WCB
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| 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. |
Wrap Up / Next Steps
Richard Bell, Executive Director
- All Speakers are with the NYS WCB unless noted
- WCB Exhibit Booths will be open from 8:00
a.m.-4:00 p.m.
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| Rooms are available at the Prime Hotel
for Tuesday, November 2, at the rate of $131, under The Business
Council's name. Contact the Prime at 518-584-4000. |
as of October 20, 2004 |
OTHER CONFERENCE INFORMATION
PROGRAM
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