Workers' Comp 101 and Return to Work Seminar to be Held in Corpus Christi

February 13, 2006

Del Mar College Small Business Development Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, will sponsor a one-day educational seminar on Workers' Compensation 101 and Return To Work presented by the Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers' Compensation from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 9, 2006.

The seminar will take place at Del Mar College South Campus, Center for Economic Development, 3209 South Stables, Room 167, Corpus Christi.

The seminar includes a comprehensive overview of the Texas workers' compensation system and discussion of the Return-to-Work program.

It will provide information on the following subjects:

--Overview of recent legislative changes in the workers' compensation system;
--Rights and responsibilities of system participants;
--Functions of the Office of Injured Employee Counsel;
--Functions and services provided by the Workers' Health and Safety and Compliance and Practices programs;
--Examination of medical and income benefits in a claim and the process for resolving disputes associated with those benefits; and
--How to successfully return employees to work after a workplace injury.

Course participants can receive 6.5 hours continuing education credits applicable to their Adjusters Type 3 license.

For more information or to register for this seminar contact Ashley N. Stewart at Del Mar College by calling (361) 698-2220 or e-mailing anstewart@delmar.edu.