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Workplace Safety and Insurance Law: Practice and Professionalism
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 | 9:00 am to 4:30 pm Name:_ ___________________________________________________ _ CBA_#:____________________________________________________ Firm:______________________________________________________ Address:_ _________________________________________________ _ City:_ _____________________________________________________ Postal_Code:_______________________________________________ Bus._Tel._#:_(_____________)_______________________________________ Fax_#:_(_____________)_ __________________________________________ E-mail:_ ___________________________________________________

OBA Professional Development

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Program Chair: Caley Wray

Ken Stuebing,

Program Chair:

Robert A. Boswell,

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Two to four registrants receive 25% off entire registration fee. Each additional registration thereafter for a half-day program is $50 or $75 for a full-day per person. Available only to those registering from the same firm, at the same time and paying with one cheque; printed materials available for purchase at time of registration will be $50 per binder.

Boswell Chapman Professional Corporation Barrie

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 9:00 am to 4:30 pm The Conference Centre at the OBA 200 20 Toronto St., Toronto
6.5 Total CPD Hours 2 Professionalism Hours 6.5 New Member Hours

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Workplace Safety and Insurance Law: Practice and Professionalism Focus: This program will provide current and essential
information and practice tips regarding relevant and emerging issues in workplace safety and insurance law.

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Engagement of the client Information gathering WSIB and WSIAT advocacy Initial entitlement Integrated return to work and re-employment Complex loss of earnings claims Occupational disease cases Written advocacytools of the trade Ethical and professional issues for the advocate
This program has been accredited by the Law Society for 2 hour(s) toward the annual Professionalism Requirement. This program has been accredited by the Law Society for 6.5 hour(s) toward the annual New Member Requirement..

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OBA Professional Development | Program Schedule

Workplace Safety and Insurance Law: Practice and Professionalism
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 | 9:00 am to 4:30 pm OBA Conference Centre | 20020 Toronto St., Toronto

10:30 am

WSIB and WSIAT Advocacy: Part 1 Initial Entitlement

2:15 pm

WSIB and WSIAT Advocacy: Part 4 Occupational Disease Cases

9:00 am 9:05 am

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Engagement of the Client

Understanding and investigating the accident Addressing causation issues, including alternative theories of injury The employers approach Obtaining and assessing documentary evidence Obtaining a complete relevant health record Relevant workplace documents Witness statements Medical opinion and other expert evidence

Evidence gathering Work history Sources of exposure information Industrial hygienist and other expert evidence Relevant health information Witnesses and other supporting evidence Effective presentation of the case

Alec Farquhar, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers William LeMay, Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Access and accommodation of the client Eliminating barriers to the client-representative relationship Physical and psychological barriers Language, cultural and other barriers Education of client and providing source of further information Competing with alternative information sources Retainer arrangements with clients

John Bartolomeo, Toronto Workers' Health & Safety Legal Clinic Stephen C. Roberts, McTague Law Firm LLP Windsor

2:45 pm 3:00 pm

BREAK Written AdvocacyTools of the Trade

11:20 am

WSIB and WSIAT Advocacy: Part 2 Integrated Return to Work and Re-employment

Robert A. Boswell, Boswell Chapman Professional Corporation Barrie John McKinnon, Injured Workers' Consultants

Establishing the workers abilities and limitations Understanding the work environment, including use of ergonomic and other expert evidence Accommodation and human rights issues Other alternative dispute resolution processes Arguing a re-employment (section 41) case

Effective written advocacy strategies at WSIB Effective written advocacy strategies at WSIAT Advocacy on reconsideration applications

John Russell, The Law Offices of John Russell Ottawa Jack Siegel, Blaney McMurtry LLP

Christopher B. James, School Boards' Co-Operative Inc. Laurie Kent, Koskie Minsky LLP

3:30 pm

Ethical and Professional Issues for the Advocate

9:35 am

Information Gathering 12:15 pm 1:15 pm

Conducting a client interview Core and concurrent issue identification Workplace Safety and Insurance Act claim Personal injury issues and third party litigation issues Employment/labour issues Occupational health and safety Human Rights Code Taking a view of the accident site or worksite Use of surveillance on WSIB claims Admissibility Appropriateness of surveillance

LUNCH (PROVIDED)

WSIB and WSIAT Advocacy: Part 3 Complex Loss of Earnings Claims

Gregory R. Bullen, General Motors of Canada Limited Oshawa M. Greg Abogado, Adair Morse LLP Jennifer King, Adair Morse LLP

10:15 am

BREAK

Establishing a workers net average earnings Long term and short term average earnings Advocating inclusions and exclusions from earnings basis Post-injury earnings Other employment Retirement earnings CPP and other disability benefits Long term (permanent) LOE benefits Loss of employment and LOE benefits Retirement Termination and resignation

Who is the client? Capacity issues in obtaining instructions from your client When a worker is deceased; When a worker is incapacitated; Encounters with and responses to sharp practice from other parties representatives Ethical issues in production and disclosure of evidence, witness names and other pre-hearing procedures Last-minute adjournments

Gary Newhouse, Barrister & Solicitor Laura Russell, CompClaim (CCM) Legal Services Professional Corporation

4:25 pm

QUESTION PERIOD AND CONCLUDING REMARKS PROGRAM CONCLUDES

4:30 pm

Joe Morrison, Stringer Brisbin Humphrey Michelle Zare, Zare Paralegal Services