Events

Sherri Dozier discussed the elements of an audit, discussion on the five categories for the Profile Audit Review (PAR), emphasis will be given to what we are seeing in current audits.

John Kamin, an equity partner at the Law Offices of Bradford & Barthel LLP, provides a summary of the work comp bills signed into law and vetoed during the 2025 legislative session, and a description of what to expect in 2026.

Michael Burns, a partner at the Law Offices of Bradford & Barthel LLP, covered topics including taking applicant and witness statements and identification of issues such as causation, preexisting conditions, and red flags.

When HIV first hit the headlines in the 1980s, it was a mysterious killer. Given this lack of knowledge, guesses and speculation were followed by fear, discrimination, hatred, and even violence against those even merely suspected of infection. The government, too, made HIV more problematic. As of 2026, over 60% of states maintain specific laws that criminalize or enhance penalties for behaviors of people living with HIV.

In short, keeping one’s HIV status secret may be essential…even life-saving! As such, the U.S. Constitution, California Constitution, California Law and Rules, Case Law, and WCAB Policies have either been interpreted as protecting against distribution of such information or written to specifically address its circulation. Not fully aware of these? You face a minefield.

Join Zane Uribarri as he discussed RFAS, URS, and IMR, Oh My!! Down the Yellow Brick Road of Medical Treatment. This one hour discussion will also include the new UR regulations, effective April 1, 2026.

There are many discovery tools, some of which we regularly employ far more often than others. Which are easiest? Which are likely to be the most successful? Which are procedurally dangerous? Join Don Barthel as he explores the best (and worst) ways to effectuate your discovery goals while evading sanctions.

Art Linkletter (check the history books, Gen Z and Millennials!) famously announced, "kids say the darndest things." The corollary? "Psychologists Write the Darndest Things." Should we trust them? Can you trust them? Explore with Don Barthel the do's and don'ts of effectively analyzing psyche reporting.