Event Description
Deadline to
Register: September 13, 2017
*Please note the change of time and
venue.
Attorneys Sara Stoltman and Laura
Zajac will discuss the fundamentals of Minnesota workers’ compensation law,
including:
1. What claims are
compensable?
a. “Arising out of and in the course of.”
b.
Employees versus independent contractors.
c. Types of injuries
covered.
2. Workers’ compensation benefits.
a. Overview of available
benefits.
b. The claim process.
3. Workers’ compensation
insurance.
a. Mandatory coverage requirements.
b. Penalties
for failing to insure.
c. General contractors’ liability.
4. Current
issues in workers’ compensation law.
a. PTSD
b. Medical
marijuana
c. Opioids
Presenters:
Sara Stoltman is a Compensation Attorney
Principal in the Department of Labor &
Industry’s Office of General Counsel. She has worked for the
Department since 1986, practicing primarily in the area of workers’ compensation.
She received her law degree from Creighton University School of Law in Omaha,
Nebraska and completed her undergraduate degree at the College of St. Teresa in
Winona, Minnesota.
Laura Zajac is a
Compensation Attorney Principal in the Department of Labor & Industry’s
Office of General Counsel. She has worked for the Department since 2010,
practicing primarily in the areas of workers’ compensation and occupational
safety and health. She attended law school at the University of Minnesota
and completed her undergraduate education at Vanderbilt
University.
CLE Credits:
1.0 Standard CLE credits approved | Event Code: 246909
Cost:
Public Law
Section Member: $0.00
MSBA Member not in the section: $10.00
Non-Member: $15.00
Law Student: Free
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Remote Participation:
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available.
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