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The Top Ten Things An Employer Can Do To Mess Up A Work Comp Claim! Nora Vrakas, Director of Risk Management- Construction Resources Mgmt. Douglas Feldman, Attorney-Lindner & Marsack, S.C. Allison Hanson, MBA, Director of Sales & Marketing- TRIUNE Health Group

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The Top Ten Things An Employer Can Do To Mess Up A Work Comp Claim!. Nora Vrakas, Director of Risk Management- Construction Resources Mgmt. Douglas Feldman, Attorney-Lindner & Marsack, S.C. Allison Hanson, MBA, Director of Sales & Marketing- TRIUNE Health Group. Tip #1:. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: The Top Ten Things  An Employer Can Do To Mess Up A Work Comp Claim!

The Top Ten Things An Employer Can Do To Mess Up A Work

Comp Claim!Nora Vrakas, Director of Risk Management-

Construction Resources Mgmt.Douglas Feldman, Attorney-Lindner & Marsack, S.C.Allison Hanson, MBA, Director of Sales & Marketing-

TRIUNE Health Group

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Page 3: The Top Ten Things  An Employer Can Do To Mess Up A Work Comp Claim!

Tip #1:

•Leaving The Employee Out of the Internal Investigation and Reporting Process!

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Tip #2:

•Conversely, Ignoring The Red Flags That May Arise During The Investigation Process!

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Tip #3:

•Alienating The Injured Worker/Keeping Them “In The Dark”!

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Tip #4:

•Failing To File The Work Comp Claim With Your Carrier or TPA!

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Tip #5:

•Not Accommodating Light Duty!

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Tip #6:

•Either Terminating or NOT Terminating The Employee!

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Tip #7:

•Abandoning The Claim After A Favorable IME!

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Tip #8:

•From Soup to Nuts: Letting Your Carrier Handle The Entire Claim!

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Tip #9:

•Refusing to Rehire A Claimant!

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Tip #10:

•Having An Unrealistic Expectation Regarding The Ultimate Disposition of The Claim!

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10 Tips Down!

What did we learn?

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Questions?

Thank you!

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Contact InformationAllison Hanson, MBATRIUNE Health [email protected]

Nora VrakasConstruction Resources [email protected]

Doug Feldman, JDLindner & Marsack, [email protected]