--------------------------------------- WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4 ------------------------------- 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. BREAKFAST WITH THE COMMISSIONERS Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission Update Chairwoman Maureen E. Quinn, Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission Moderator: Matthew J. Peffer, Esq., CHASENBOSCOLO Sponsored by: RescueMeds 9:30 - 10:15 a.m. LEGISLATIVE OVERVIEW Remarks by legislative members of the Workers’ Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight Committee, and presentation of 2023 proposed and passed legislation impacting Workers’ Compensation in Maryland. Moderators: J. Michael Harrison, Assistant Attorney General, Uninsured Employers’ Fund; Ashlee K. Smith, Esq., The Law Office of Ashlee K. Smith; and James A. Lanier, Esq., Warnken, LLC Invited: Senator Kathy Klausmeier, Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes 10:15- 10:45 a.m. RECENT CASES A discussion of recent workers’ compensation decisions from the newly- named Appellate Court of Maryland and Supreme Court of Maryland
Moderator: Fatima H. Garland, Esq., Office of the Montgomery County Attorney Panel: Kenneth Berman, Esq., Berman, Sobin & Gross, LLP Wendy Karpel, Esq., Office of the Montgomery County Attorney
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. MSBA’s NEW SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT GENERATOR Learn about and view this exciting new template which will help all members of the community streamline and simplify the drafting, review, and approval of Agreements of Final Compromise and Settlement. See how the generator addresses all issues in compliance with the WCC’s regulations and with CMS’s requirements and produces a unique settlement agreement. Moderator: J. Michael Harrison, Assistant Attorney General, Uninsured Employers’ Fund Panel: Nancy J. Courson Cooke, Esq., Dirska & Levin, LLC Robert Bershad, MSBA’s Director of Member Engagement
11:00 a.m.
GRAND PRIZE DRAWING! **You must be present to win** **Only one prize per registrant**
Presenter: Andrea Ball, Executive Director, MWCEA
See you next year! September 15 - 18, 2024
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