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SUMMARY:Winning Workers' Compensation Appeals (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:Program Overview \n\nSuccessfully advancing a workers’ compensation appeal—from an adverse Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) decision to a hearing before the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT)—requires more than familiarity with workers’ compensation legislation and policy. It requires strategic thinking\, careful preparation\, persuasive evidence\, and effective advocacy. \nIn this practical\, skills-based workshop\, experienced worker and employer advocates will guide participants through the key stages of preparing and presenting a successful workers’ compensation appeal. Through faculty insights\, practical discussion\, and an interactive case study\, participants will explore the procedural requirements\, strategic considerations\, and advocacy techniques that contribute to successful outcomes before the WSIAT. \nTopics will include \n\nInitiating an appeal following an adverse WSIB decision\nMeeting applicable appeal timelines and procedural requirements\nIdentifying\, organizing\, and prioritizing the issues in dispute\nDeveloping a persuasive theory of the case\nMeeting disclosure obligations and preparing hearing materials\nObtaining\, organizing\, and presenting persuasive evidence\nEffectively using and challenging medical evidence\nAnticipating and responding to opposing arguments\nPreparing clients and witnesses for hearings\nDelivering persuasive opening statements and closing submissions\nConducting effective witness examination and cross-examination\n\n\nWhat to Expect: \nDesigned for professionals involved in workers’ compensation appeals\, this virtual workshop focuses on the practical knowledge and advocacy skills required throughout the appeal process—from challenging an adverse WSIB decision through to presenting a persuasive case before the WSIAT. \nThroughout the day\, participants will work through a realistic case study that follows a workers’ compensation appeal from the initial WSIB decision to the Tribunal hearing. Working in small groups\, participants will analyze the facts\, identify key issues\, develop a theory of the case\, assess the strengths and weaknesses of the evidence\, and prepare their advocacy strategy before receiving practical feedback and guidance from experienced practitioners. \nParticipants will also receive comprehensive digital program materials developed by Lancaster House’s legal editors and program lawyers\, including textbook chapters\, case summaries\, WSIAT practice directions\, and curated reference materials to support continued learning and future advocacy work. \n\nWho Should Attend? \nThis workshop is designed for professionals involved in workers’ compensation appeals\, including: \n\nWorker advocates and representatives seeking to strengthen their advocacy and hearing preparation skills\nEmployer advocates\, labour relations consultants\, and workplace advisors representing employers before the WSIB and WSIAT\nLabour relations and human resources professionals responsible for workplace injury and return-to-work matters\nLawyers and paralegals practising in labour\, employment\, or workers’ compensation law\nUnion representatives involved in workers’ compensation and return-to-work advocacy\n\n\nLearning Outcomes: \nBy the end of this workshop\, participants will be able to:  \n\nNavigate the workers’ compensation appeal process from an adverse WSIB decision through to a WSIAT hearing\nIdentify\, organize\, and prioritize the legal and factual issues in a workers’ compensation appeal\nDevelop and present a clear\, persuasive theory of the case\nAssess\, organize\, and effectively present documentary\, medical\, and witness evidence\nPrepare clients and witnesses for hearings with greater confidence\nApply practical advocacy strategies to improve hearing preparation and presentation before the WSIAT\n\n\n\nPricing \n\n$995.00Add to cart	\n			\n  \nSpeakers \n\n\n \nGarth Dee\nVice-Chair\nWorkplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) \n\n\n \nCézanne Charlebois\nEmployer Counsel\nCharlebois Associates \n\n\n \nAlanna Mihalj\nLegal Counsel\nAmalgamated Transit Union Local 113 \n\n\n\nCPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 4.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 4.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 4.5 hours under Section A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 4.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 4.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 4.5 Substantive hours; 0 Professionalism hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 4.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nSupported by the Institute for Work & Health:
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/winning-cases-at-wsib-and-wsiat-virtual-event/
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