On Monday, August 22, the Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators (SAWCA) sponsors the 6th annual National Regulators Roundtable during the 71st annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference.
This session brings together regulators from throughout the country to discuss challenges, concerns and issues facing individual jurisdictions in the oversight of the ever-changing workers’ compensation industry. Problems may have already been successfully addressed by other jurisdictions; developing issues of concern in one state may be an omen for future developments in another, and legislative issues know no boundaries. The National Regulators Roundtable is a forum where regulators share lessons learned and seek timely answers to their most pressing issues.
Topics may include: Emerging Medical Treatments, Employer Compliance, Adjudication of Benefits, Managing the Legislative Environment, Technology, and ending with an open forum providing the audience the opportunity to raise their own issues and concerns for the regulators to address.
The Regulators Roundtable is open to all conference attendees, representing a unique opportunity for participants and audience alike. Be sure to join us as the regulatory leadership from across the nation gathers in Orlando addressing those topics that shape our industry.
Moderator is Hon. Melodie L. Belcher, SAWCA Past-President, Administrative Law Judge, Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Columbus, Ga.
Panel participants include:
- Hon. Luann Haley, Judge, Industrial Commission of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.
- Paul Tauriello, Director, Division of Workers’ Compensation, Denver, Co.
- Tanner Holloman, Director, Division of Workers’ Compensation, Tallahassee, Fla.
- Honorable David Langham, Deputy Chief Judge, Florida Office of Judges of Compensation Claims, Pensacola, Fla.
- Andrew Sabolic, Assistant Director, Division of Workers’ Compensation, Tallahassee, Fla.
- Honorable Frank McKay, Chairman, Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta, Ga.
- Larry G. Karns, Director, Division of Workers’ Compensation, Topeka, Kan.
- Honorable Dwight T. Lovan, Commissioner, Department of Workers’ Claims, Frankfort, Ky.
- Honorable Sheral Kellar, Director, Louisiana Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration, Baton Rouge, La.
- Honorable Paul H. Sighinolfi, Executive Director/Chair, Maine Workers’ Compensation Board, Augusta, Maine
- Honorable R. Karl Aumann, Chairman, Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission, Baltimore, Md.
- Scott Curtis, Assistant Attorney General, Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission, Baltimore, Md.
- Honorable Deneise Lott, Senior Administrative Law Judge, Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission, Jackson, Miss.
- Honorable Tom Stine, Judge, Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court, Lincoln, Neb.
- Rachel A. Bayless, General Counsel, New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration, Albuquerque, N.M.
- Honorable Bob Gilliland, Chair, Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission, Oklahoma City, Okla.
- Honorable Elizabeth Crum, Director of Adjudication, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, Harrisburg, Penn.
- Gary M. Cannon, Executive Director, South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission, Columbia, S.C.
- Honorable Kenneth Switzer, Chief Judge, Tennessee Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims, Nashville, Tenn.
- Honorable Ryan Brannan, Commissioner, Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation, Austin, Texas
- Honorable Roger Williams, Commissioner, Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission, Richmond, Va.
- Honorable David Threedy, Chair, Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, Olympia, Wash.
- Joe Moreth, Director, Bureau of Insurance Programs, Wisconsin Workers’ Compensation Division, Madison, Wis.
ABOUT THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE
Now in its 71st year, the Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference is the must-attend event for C-level executives, risk managers, claims adjusters, insurers, and medical and legal experts. Presented by the Workers’ Compensation Institute, the conference offers attendees an extraordinary opportunity to connect with their peers and learn from nationally recognized experts. The 2016 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference will be held August 21-24 at the Orlando World Center Marriott. Follow conference news on Twitter with the hashtag #WCI2016. Registration is now open.