WCLP · CERTIFICATION 2 OF 3

Core Concepts

Workers’ compensation hearing representative training. Nine modules on medical control, discovery and the litigation path from application through trial and settlement. Core Concepts of the WCLP certification course.

Taking all three certifications? The full WCLP certification course is $1,999 for all 26 modules.

48 hours self-study

California MCLE credit, self-study

9 hours participatory

California MCLE credit, participatory

9 modules

On demand, built around a caseload

No prerequisites

Counts toward the WCLP certification course

Where Core Concepts fits in WCLP

The WCLP certification course is 26 modules grouped into three certifications. This is Core Concepts, modules 10 to 18.

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WCLP Core Concepts Certification

Modules 10 to 18. Medical control, discovery, and the path to an award.

Defenses, AOE/COE, medical care, disability, discovery, medical-legal, trial, settlement and appeal.

Fundamentals, Core Concepts and Mastery. Nine, nine and eight modules, $699 each.

All 26 modules for $1,999, with MCLE credit in every one.

What Core Concepts covers

What you’ll be able to do afterwards

Certification details

CertificationWCLP Core Concepts Certification
Modules9 modules (WCLP10–WCLP18)
FormatOnline and on demand. Start any time.
Length9 modules, 9 videos
Participatory MCLE9 hours
Self-study MCLE48 hours
PrerequisitesNone
Price$699
Counts towardThe WCLP certification course
MaterialsSullivan on Comp and SOC Essentials
AudienceAttorneys, paralegals and legal staff working California workers’ comp

The 9 modules in Core Concepts

Numbered and designed to be taken in order. Each one is also available on its own for $99.

WCLP10 · Medical treatment in workers’ comp is subject to review. This module covers the utilization review (UR) process, how treatment decisions are challenged, and the role of independent medical review (IMR).
$99
WCLP11 · Employers often control medical care through a Medical Provider Network (MPN). This module explains how MPNs work, when employees can choose their own doctors, and what happens in disputes over treatment.
$99
WCLP12 · Medical bills in workers’ comp must follow strict rules. This module covers billing timelines, fee schedules, and how to resolve payment disputes between providers and claims administrators.
$99
WCLP13 · Discovery allows parties to gather evidence in a claim. This module covers the tools available in workers’ comp cases, including subpoenas and depositions, and how to use them effectively.
$99
WCLP14 · Medical-legal evaluations are critical in resolving disputes. This module explains how qualified medical evaluators (QMEs) are selected, what reports must include, and how findings affect case outcomes.
$99
WCLP15 · Proper filings are essential to move a case forward. This module covers how to complete and submit key documents, including the application for adjudication and declarations of readiness.
$99
WCLP16 · Conferences are key steps in resolving disputes and moving cases forward. This module explains the purpose of different conference types and how to prepare for effective participation in each.
$99
WCLP17 · When disputes can't be resolved, workers' comp cases go to trial. This certification outlines the trial process, including pretrial preparation, presenting evidence, and understanding how judges issue decisions.
$99
WCLP18 · Most workers’ comp cases end in settlement or an award. This module covers the different resolution types, how benefits are finalized, and what legal professionals must know to ensure proper closure.
$99

Who Core Concepts is for

Three ways people come to Core Concepts. All of them are past compensability and into how a claim is actually run.

NEW ASSOCIATES

You are new to comp

Get the vocabulary and the doctrines straight before your first appearance. Compensability is where every argument begins.

PARALEGALS AND STAFF

You carry the file

Know what the injury allegation actually claims, and which rules decide whether it stands.

EXPERIENCED PRACTITIONERS

You want the refresher

Cumulative trauma liability and the statutory presumptions move. This is the current position, taught from Sullivan on Comp.

What Core Concepts is not

Worth being clear about what you are buying before you enroll.

NOT THE CERTIFICATION

It is one module of 26

WCLP01 on its own does not earn the certification. It counts toward it, and toward Fundamentals.

NOT LEGAL ADVICE

Practitioner training

Training for people who practice in this area. It does not replace judgment on a live file.

NOT A GENERAL WC COURSE

California-specific

California statute, regulation and case law throughout. Other states work differently.

Core Concepts questions, answered

No. The certifications can be taken in any order, though the modules are numbered and later topics build on earlier ones.

Modules 10 to 18: utilization review and IMR, medical control and provider networks, payment of medical and medical-legal bills, discovery, the medical-legal process, applications and filings, conferences, trials, and settlement.

Yes. 9 hours of participatory and 48 hours of self-study California MCLE across the nine modules.

Yes. Core Concepts is 9 of the 26 modules that make up the WCLP certification course. The full course is $1,999; this certification on its own is $699.

Yes. Any module is $99 on its own, and every module counts toward the certification course.

Regulatory figures on this page were verified against Sullivan on Comp in August 2026. Confirm current deadlines against the Department of Industrial Relations and Department of Insurance before relying on them for a live claim.

Take Core Concepts, or the whole certification course

WCLP01 is $99 on its own. The full WCLP certification course is $1,999 for all 26 modules, which saves $575 against buying them one at a time.

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