Roane Chamber Lunch & Learn Workshop Series - He's Fallen & He Can't Get Up!

Roane Chamber Lunch & Learn Workshop Series "He's Fallen and He Can't Get Up!"  Practical Advice for Handling Workplace Injuries Properly, presented by Jeff Francis, Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Workers Compensation, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

As a result of participating in He's Fallen and He Can't Get Up! a participant will learn:

• The major statutory requirements of the current Tennessee workers compensation laws that are important for all stakeholders to know
• The latest updates to the Tennessee Workers' Compensation Act, as well as Bureau Rules or Policies and the effective date(s) of those updates.  Updates include:
  • How long employees have to report an injury
  • How to put together a panel of physicians
  • When should employers report a claim to their insurance carrier
• The anticipated impact these changes on the delivery of medical care to injured workers
• The status of recently passed legislation regarding workers' compensation
• Other programs administered by the Bureau of Workers' Compensation to help ensure fair treatment for employers and employees