Workshops Wednesday afternoon Following a Grievance from Start to Finish: Part 3 Location: Ballroom East Wednesday’s class will include how to prepare and present a case at Formal Step A as well as make the appeal to Step B. As these topics are covered, the case will move through the Formal Step A and Step B meetings and ultimately be appealed by the national business agent to arbitration. Mail Counts and Route Inspections Under Chapter 2 of the M-39 (repeat) Location: Ballroom West OWCP: Making OWCP User/Claimant Friendly Location: 205ABC Since the last convention, OWCP has not only implemented many changes that streamline the adjudication process, but it has also created new programs that have gone a long way toward fixing many of the issues involved in claim maintenance in accepted cases. The new Escalations Program, for example, has created an expedited process to resolve issues involving wage-loss compensation, authorization for medical procedures and medications, medical billing problems, claim expansion to include new diagnoses, issues involving federal health and life insurance, and dealing with overpayments. Christopher Godfrey, the director of OWCP at the Department of Labor, and his staff who spearheaded these changes, will teach this workshop outlining the many recent changes and describing in detail how the new programs and procedures work. Understanding the LM-3 Location: 210ABC This workshop will help participants understand and complete the Form LM-3. Dave Dorsey, partner at accounting firm WithumSmith+Brown, will review the form with participants to determine what information the Department of Labor is really asking for and what details must be included with those answers. Among the areas to be covered
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