Upcoming Meetings:

Wednesday September 11, 2024:  "MCO claim filing process" with Dave Merz, Account Executive, Sedgwick Managed Care

Dave has served with the company for 32 years, the last twelve with the MCO as an account executive. He consults with employers to facilitate both an optimal communication process and effective injury reporting. He oversees claims reviews, assists with facilitating preferred medical provider relationships and provides customized materials such as injury reporting packets. He furnishes and reviews relevant and timely reports to employers on injury records to support them in their data analysis and injury avoidance efforts. Prior to his work with the MCO, Dave about 20 years on the TPA side in the Risk Management Department, where he was extensively involved with the administration of group programs and individual client consultation, including the self-insurance application process for the largest state-funded employers. He advised employers on Ohio BWC’s numerous alternative rating programs for optimum cost control and premium savings, helped develop group safety documentation, contributed articles to business and trade association publications on financial management issues in workers’ compensation and was a frequent speaker in educational seminars on best practices. Dave holds the Bachelor of Business Administration degree, cum laude, from Wayland Baptist University in Texas and the Master of Divinity, cum laude, from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminar. He earned the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and Associate in Insurance Services (AIS) designations through the Insurance Institute of America and resides in the Greater Columbus Ohio area with his wife Sharon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday October 9, 2024: "The Ohio Workers’ Compensation Fund: Coverage, Compensability and Common Defenses", Kim Kondalski with Eastman & Smith, LTD. Kim concentrates her practice in the areas of workers' compensation law and employment law in the public, private and non-profit sectors, including state-funded and self-insured employers.

Her administrative experience includes matters involving the EEOC, OCRC, Department of Labor, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation and the Industrial Commission. Her litigation experience comprises appearances in federal and state courts, trial and appellate levels.

Ms. Kondalski is a former adjunct faculty member  of the University of Toledo College of Business, Department of Management. She currently serves as an Impartial Hearing Officer in K-12 Special Education matters.