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Top 10 Plays to Reduce your Workers Compensation Costs January 8, 2019 Michelle D. Bach, Esq. bach@coollaw.com 937.223.8177 Michelle D. Bach, Esq. My passion is Breakdown of our Workers Compensation Practice Appellate 10%

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Top 10 “Plays” to Reduce your Workers’ Compensation Costs

Michelle D. Bach, Esq. bach@coollaw.com 937.223.8177

January 8, 2019

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Michelle D. Bach, Esq.

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My passion is…

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Administrative 45% Litigation 45% Appellate 10%

Breakdown of our Workers’ Compensation Practice

Administrative Litigation Appellate

Administrative Litigation Appellate

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Top 10 “Plays” to Reduce Your Workers’

Compensation Costs

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deny certification incident report form witness statements employee handbook surveillance

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Pick the best coach

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LAWYER vs. TPA

IC Resolution R04-1-01

Cross Examine Cite the Law Argue Read the Evidence Read the Evidence

TPAs cannot:

  • ask questions
  • cite the law
  • argue
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Play good defense

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Industrial Commission Hearing Room

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Medical Defense

  • Releases and

Medical Records

  • Defense IME
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Legal Defenses

  • Arise out of and in the course of employment
  • coming and going rule
  • horseplay
  • intoxication
  • idiopathic
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Legal Defenses (cont’d)

  • Substantial aggravation
  • Psychological conditions
  • Occupational disease standard
  • Statute of limitations
  • Continuing jurisdiction
  • Pre-existing conditions
  • Natural deterioration
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  • Request More

Time

Hearing Room Strategies

  • Court Reporter
  • Call Witnesses
  • Submit Statements
  • Rely on the Evidence

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Hearing Room Strategies

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Appeal to Court

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Court of Common Pleas Courtroom

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Allowance

R.C. 4123.512: Can appeal Industrial Commission

  • rders other than “extent of disability” to

Court of Common Pleas

Court of Common Pleas

(jury trial)

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Jury Trial Procedure: Notice of Appeal Complaint Answer Discovery Jury Trial Verdict

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Benefits of a court appeal

  • Power to conduct additional discovery
  • Posture difficult cases for settlement
  • WIN!!
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Don’t give up!

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Damage Control

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Salary continuation Transitional work programs Rehabilitation MMI exams Contest treatment

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Handicap reimbursement

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BWC Discount and Rating Programs

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Group rating programs

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Settlement

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Get a gimme

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Contact Me

Michelle D. Bach, Esq. Coolidge Wall Co., L.P.A. 33 W. First Street, Suite 200 Dayton, OH 45402 937.223.8177 www.coollaw.com