TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE

DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Workers' Compensation 101 and Return To Work Seminar Offered in Corpus Christi on November 29

AUSTIN, TX - Del Mar College Small Business Development Center will sponsor a one-day educational seminar on Workers' Compensation 101 and Return To Work from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, November 29, 2006. The seminar is presented by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation. It will take place at Del Mar College South Campus, Center for Economic Development, 3209 South Stables, Room 106 in Corpus Christi. The cost is $75 per person and includes lunch.

The seminar includes a comprehensive overview of the Texas workers' compensation system and discussion of the Return-to-Work program. This seminar 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 Workplace and Medical Services and Legal and Compliance 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 Lisa Farr at Del Mar College by calling 361-698-1021 or emailing lfarr@delmar.edu.