WCLP23 · WCLP MODULE

Penalties and Sanctions

The penalties that attach to late or unreasonable conduct, and the sanctions available for bad faith.

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

4.0 hours self-study

California MCLE credit, self-study

1.0 hour participatory

California MCLE credit, participatory

8 lessons, 1 video

On demand, built around a caseload

No prerequisites

Counts toward the WCLP certification course

Where this module fits in WCLP

The WCLP certification course is 26 modules grouped into three tracks. This module sits in Track 3.

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Module WCLP23

The penalties that attach to late or unreasonable conduct, and the sanctions available for bad faith.

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. This one is in Mastery (modules 19–26).

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

What this module covers

What you’ll be able to do afterwards

Module details

Module codeWCLP23
TrackTrack 3 · Mastery (modules 19–26)
FormatOnline and on demand. Start any time.
Length8 lessons and 1 video
Participatory MCLE1.0 hour
Self-study MCLE4.0 hours
PrerequisitesNone
Price$99
Counts towardThe WCLP certification course
MaterialsSullivan on Comp and SOC Essentials
AudienceAttorneys, paralegals and legal staff working California workers’ comp

Who presents this module

Two practitioners who work this area of California workers’ compensation every day.

PRESENTER

Alexander Comis

Equity Partner
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

PRESENTER

Alvaro S. Lizarraga

Applicant Attorney
Gordon, Edelstein, Krepack, Grant, Felton & Goldstein, LLP

Who this module is for

Three ways people come to this module. All of them start in the same place: what counts as an injury, and when it is compensable.

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 this module is not

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

NOT THE CERTIFICATION

It is one module of 26

WCLP23 on its own does not earn the certification. It counts toward it, and toward Track 3.

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.

Questions about this module

No. There are no prerequisites. The 26 modules are numbered and designed to be taken in order, but you can start anywhere.

The penalties that attach to late or unreasonable conduct, and the sanctions available for bad faith. The full topic list is above.

Yes. 1.0 hour of participatory and 4.0 hours of self-study California MCLE.

8 lessons and 1 video, entirely on demand. Start any time and work around a caseload.

Track 3, Mastery (modules 19–26). Each track is $699 on its own.

Yes. WCLP23 is one of the 26 modules that make up the WCLP certification course.

Yes. The statutes, regulations and case law are Californian throughout, taught from Sullivan on Comp and SOC Essentials.

Yes. Most WCLP seats are bought by firms. Use the form on this page and a counselor will set up billing and completion tracking.

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 this module, or the whole certification course

WCLP23 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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