Taft Dayton Safety and Workers' Compensation Seminar

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2025 Safety and Workers’ Compensation Seminar

Thursday, October 2, 2025
7:30 a.m.- 10 a.m. EDT

*Breakfast served at 7:30 a.m., presentation begins at 8:00 a.m.

The Foundry at the AC Hotel Rooftop
124 Madison St, Dayton, Ohio 45402

2 hours of HRM professional development and CLE credit for Ohio and Kentucky (pending)
will be offered.

Balancing Leave Obligations: Navigating ADA, FMLA, and Workers’ Compensation in Employee Leave Management
This session will help managers understand the complex interplay between the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and state workers’ compensation laws. The presentation will highlight common pitfalls, overlapping obligations, and practical strategies for coordinating leave, accommodations, and return-to-work decisions. Attendees will gain actionable guidance on minimizing legal risk while supporting employee well-being and maintaining workplace compliance.
Speaker: Marc Fleischauer

Navigating OSHA in 2025
Workplace safety programs continue to evolve in 2025, including updated rules, requirements, and policy shifts. This presentation will cover OSHA’s present position and future direction, highlighting important information that employers should consider going forward.
Speaker: Courtney Strickland

Workers’ Compensation Case Law Roundup
In the past year, we’ve seen the release of several significant judicial decisions, both by the Ohio Supreme Court and the Tenth District Court of Appeals. This presentation will take you through each decision and what it means going forward for workers’ compensation claim administration and compliance with specific safety regulations.
Speaker: Matt Hauer

Defending VSSR’s: What Every Employer Needs to Know
Ohio provides an additional award to an injured worker when there is a Violation of a Specific Safety Requirement (VSSR). A finding of a VSSR results in a penalty against an employer and can be very costly, often more so than OSHA citations. Fortunately for employers, many VSSR’s are defensible, or at least manageable. In this segment, we will discuss how you can defend your company against VSSR liability.
Speaker: Jennifer Harrison

Unable to join in person? Join us virtually!

We will be hosting an online webinar option for this event with a live stream of the sessions and digital presentation materials. Register virtually here.

Questions? Contact jburke@taftlaw.com