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1 60 TIPS IN 60 MINUTES SPEAKERS Claimant Counsel Jason Krasno, Esquire – Krasno, Krasno & Onwudinjo, Philadelphia, PA Defense Counsel Gregory Fischer, Esquire – Gaitens, Tucceri & Nicholas PC, Pittsburgh, PA SPEAKERS Workers’ Compensation Judge Judge Joseph Grady – WC Office of Adjudication, Scranton, PA Underwriter Ken Kunzman – Memic Indemnity, West Conshohocken, PA

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60 TIPS IN 60 MINUTES

SPEAKERS

Claimant Counsel

Jason Krasno, Esquire – Krasno, Krasno &

Onwudinjo, Philadelphia, PA

Defense Counsel

Gregory Fischer, Esquire – Gaitens, Tucceri

& Nicholas PC, Pittsburgh, PA

SPEAKERS

Workers’ Compensation Judge

Judge Joseph Grady – WC Office of Adjudication, Scranton, PA

Underwriter

Ken Kunzman – Memic Indemnity,

West Conshohocken, PA

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SPEAKERS

Employer Representative

Robert Hilgar – Woods Services, Langhorne, PA

Moderated by

Lawrence R. Chaban, Esquire, AlpernSchubert PC, Pittsburgh, PA

1.  Objectivity

Greg Fisher

2.  Are you related to the Claimant?

Jason Krasno

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3.  Safety, Safety, Safety

Ken Kunzman

4.  Careful pre‐employment physicals

Rob Hilgar

5. Speak to your clients

Judge Grady

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6.  Is your client on an emotional roller coaster?

Jason Krasno

7.  How personal is it?

Greg Fischer

8.  Orienting new hires to a safety culture

Ken Kunzman

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9.  Train your supervisors in WC process

Rob Hilgar

10.  Communication

Judge Grady

11.  Candor of the injured worker

Jason Krasno

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12.  Did you accurately describe the injury?

Greg Fischer

13.  Job Descriptions

Ken Kunzman

14.  Getting to know you!

Rob Hilgar

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15.  Rules of the Game

Judge Grady

16.  This comp check isn’t cutting it!

Jason Krasno

17. Are you being reasonable?

Greg Fischer

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18.  Do you have Safety Ambassadors?

Ken Kunzman

19.  Keep the injured worker engaged

Rob Hilgar

20.  Preparation, preparation, preparation

Judge Grady

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21.  Where did the injured worker learn THAT!

Jason Krasno

22.  Deadline?  What deadline?

Greg Fischer

23.  Who should be on a safety committee

Ken Kunzman

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24.  Health Care providers

Rob Hilgar

25.  The First Hearing Illusion

Judge Grady

26.  To return to work or not return to work

Jason Krasno

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27.  It’s all about the process

Greg Fischer

28.  Director of Safety

Ken Kunzman

29.  When should you report the injury?

YESTERDAY!

Rob Hilgar

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30.  The Perfect Way to Start a Hearing

Judge Grady

31.  They found out about THAT?!

Jason Krasno

32.  How “social” is the injured worker?

Greg Fischer

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33.  Are there safety resources outside your company?

Ken Kunzman

34.  Post‐accident drug testing

Rob Hilgar

35.  Embrace Understatement

Judge Grady

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36.  The DME hurt me!

Jason Krasno

37.  After you, Alphonse.  Offer and Demand

Greg Fischer

38. Is safety part of performance reviews?

Ken Kunzman

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39.  Who knows the injured worker at work

Rob Hilgar

40.  Decorum

Judge Grady

41.  Vocational specialist

Jason Krasno

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42.  Employee Reporting Forms

Greg Fischer

43.  Accident investigation

Ken Kunzman

44.  You CAN be friendly with Claimant’s counsel

Rob Hilgar

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45.  Is it hot in here?

Judge Grady

46.  My case is worth $5,000,000.00!

Jason Krasno

47.  Did you leave your case open?

Greg Fischer

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48.  How well do you know the health care

providers?

Ken Kunzman

49.  Coordinate information to the IME

Rob Hilgar

50.  Can this case be settled?

Judge Grady

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51.  Get me drugs now!

Jason Krasno

52.  You paid without a signed agreement?!

Greg Fischer

53.  Modified duty and return to work

Ken Kunzman

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54.  Transitional duty and return to work

Rob Hilgar

55.  Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

Judge Grady

56.  Controlling medical costs for Claimants

Jason Krasno

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57.  They get to read my log notes?!

Greg Fischer

58.  Provider panels

Ken Kunzman

59.  Big Data

Rob Hilgar

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60.  WCAIS!!Judge Grady

THANK YOU AND PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR SESSION 

EVALUATIONS