How cases end: by compromise and release, by stipulated award, or by decision after trial.
Taking several modules? The full WCLP certification course is $1,999 for all 26.
California MCLE credit, self-study
California MCLE credit, participatory
On demand, built around a caseload
Counts toward the WCLP certification course
The WCLP certification course is 26 modules grouped into three tracks. This module sits in Track 2.
How cases end: by compromise and release, by stipulated award, or by decision after trial.
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 Core Concepts (modules 10–18).
All 26 modules for $1,999, with MCLE credit in every one.
| Module code | WCLP18 |
| Track | Track 2 · Core Concepts (modules 10–18) |
| Format | Online and on demand. Start any time. |
| Length | 12 lessons and 1 video |
| Participatory MCLE | 1.0 hour |
| Self-study MCLE | 6.0 hours |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Price | $99 |
| Counts toward | The WCLP certification course |
| Materials | Sullivan on Comp and SOC Essentials |
| Audience | Attorneys, paralegals and legal staff working California workers’ comp |
Two practitioners who work this area of California workers’ compensation every day.
Associate Partner
Mullen & Filippi
Associate Partner
Mullen & Filippi
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.
Get the vocabulary and the doctrines straight before your first appearance. Compensability is where every argument begins.
Know what the injury allegation actually claims, and which rules decide whether it stands.
Cumulative trauma liability and the statutory presumptions move. This is the current position, taught from Sullivan on Comp.
Worth being clear about what you are buying before you enroll.
WCLP18 on its own does not earn the certification. It counts toward it, and toward Track 2.
Training for people who practice in this area. It does not replace judgment on a live file.
California statute, regulation and case law throughout. Other states work differently.
No. There are no prerequisites. The 26 modules are numbered and designed to be taken in order, but you can start anywhere.
How cases end: by compromise and release, by stipulated award, or by decision after trial. The full topic list is above.
Yes. 1.0 hour of participatory and 6.0 hours of self-study California MCLE.
12 lessons and 1 video, entirely on demand. Start any time and work around a caseload.
Track 2, Core Concepts (modules 10–18). Each track is $699 on its own.
Yes. WCLP18 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.
WCLP18 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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