Workers Compensation

Workers’ Compensation: Why Getting It Wrong Can Hurt Your Bottom Line; How To Protect Yourself

You may think you know all you need to about workers’ comp in your state, but misconceptions abound.

Many employers believe, for example, that if an injury happens at work, it is automatically a comp claim. That the system tends to work in employers’ favor. That they have no control over their premium costs.

All of these beliefs are false – and costly. How you manage (or mismanage) workers’ comp can directly affect, to the tune of thousands of dollars every year, your bottom line.

Join us on April 29 for an in-depth audio conference all about the best ways to control your workers’ comp costs and avoid common pitfalls that can cost you big. Our expert – an experienced workers’ comp attorney - will provide you with smart strategies to implement at every step of the process.

You and your colleagues will learn:

• Common misconceptions and mistakes – and how to avoid them
• How to cut your comp costs without alienating employees
• The factors that drive your workers’ comp costs – and which are in your control
• Why it’s smart to promote workers’ comp as an employee benefit, and how to go about doing this
• Simple steps you can take right now to cut costs and boost profits

Mark Webb, Esq. is with Employers Direct Insurance Company in Thousand Oaks, California. Webb works closely with workers’ compensation regulators, policymakers, and advocates in the business community and organized labor to maintain the efficient operation of California’s multi-billion dollar worker benefit system. Previously, Webb was Assistant General Counsel for American International Companies (AIG), where he coordinated lobbying activity in the Western United States on legislative and regulatory issues involving property and casualty, life and annuity, and consumer finance lines of business. He serves on numerous advisory and legal committees for the California Division of Workers’ Compensation, CWCI, CHSWC, WCRI, and several state business associations. Webb holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Arizona and a J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law.

Approved for Recertification Credit

This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

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An audio conference is remarkably cost-effective and convenient. You participate from your office, using a regular telephone. You have no travel costs and no out-of-office time.

Plus, for one low price you can get as many people in your office to participate as you can fit around a speakerphone.

Because the conference is live, you can ask the speakers questions—either on the phone or via e-mail.

With your registration, you also receive conference materials, with additional practical information from Business & Legal Reports, sent to you via e-mail shortly before the conference.

Why You Can Sign Up to Attend This Event with Confidence

If, for any reason, you are unsatisfied with this audio conference, simply let us know, and we will return your entire registration fee.

• Worker's Compensation Audio Conference - April 29 $219.99 [Add to Cart]
• Workers' Compensation Audio Conference and CD- April 29 $269.99 [Add to Cart]

Have you ever felt helpless in the face of sky-high workers’ comp costs?

You CAN take action to control costs. In fact, minimizing claims costs is one of the most significant ways you can contribute to your organization’s financial success. Every dollar you save goes straight to the bottom line.

We brought together two expert speakers who can show you how to save your organization money.

YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES WILL LEARN:

• The 5 best ways to control and lower workers’ comp costs
• How to get your workers involved in safety and injury prevention to reduce claims
• Why, when, and how you should communicate with injured workers
• How to proactively monitor claims—and spot the red flags that signal something gone astray
• How to set up a return-to-work program for injured employees that not only lowers costs but also improves employee morale
• What to do when you suspect a fraudulent claim
• How to work with your insurance provider to get more than just coverage from the money that you’re already spending
• The best practices of small and large employers

CAROLYN SUE JENKINS, Esq., has extensive experience in defending workers' compensation cases and is certified by the State Bar of California as a specialist in Workers' Compensation. As a partner with Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, she counsels employers in disability-related matters arising under the Family and Medical Leave Act, as well as the Americans with Disabilities Act. Ms. Jenkins also represents public and private employers in employee benefit matters, particularly plan design and compliance. Additionally, Ms. Jenkins has 30 years' experience in commercial lines property and casualty insurance, including loss control, risk management, and underwriting.

SALLY P. BROWN, RN, BS, COHN-S, CCM, is the director of Occupational Health Services for Sandler Occupational Medicine Associates in Newark, Delaware. Ms. Brown works directly with employers all across the United States in helping them control medical and health costs through proactive employee monitoring, evaluation, and return-to-work programs. Ms. Brown's experiance includes direct patient care; she is also a corporate health services director and consultant for insurance carriers. Ms. Brown is a Certified Occupational Health Nurse Specialist and Certified Case Manager.

This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certificate Insitute.

• Controlling Workers’ Comp Costs Audio Conference on CD $399.99 [Add to Cart]

Scheduling reviews of open claims with your insurance carrier can help you close claims faster and resolve issues before they get out of control. A thorough, prompt review can also help you respond in a timely manner-which is particularly important in states that limit your rights to investigate or question a claim as a work-related event.

Workers’ compensation experts will explain the best ways to stay in control and on top of your open claims, and to move those claims toward a faster and cheaper resolution.

You and your colleagues will learn:

This audio conference was delivered on Thursday, April 10, 2008

About Your Speakers:

Stuart Baron, Esq., is a nationally recognized expert on managing workers’ compensation claims. He is president of the Workers’ Compensation Claims Control (WCCC) and principal in the law firm of Stuart Baron & Associates in Los Alamitos, California. Over the years, Baron has helped hundreds of employers reduce their financial exposure on workers’ compensation claims and improve their bottom line. His experience as both a lawyer and a third-party claims administrator has helped him develop a multifaceted program designed to bring cost containment to the workers’ compensation arena.

Baron has been heavily involved in advocacy in Sacramento. He is quoted frequently by major workers’ compensation and trade journals and is recognized as a leader in proactive management of workers’ compensation claims in the public and private sectors.

Baron has been in the vanguard of reform since 1988. He and his staff have over 18 years of direct experience in all aspects of workers’ compensation, including underwriting, class code determination, ex-mod calculation, related risk management, safety issues, and micro-managing claims. Baron provides claims management services to hundreds of employers to ensure each claim is handled in a timely and expeditious manner by either the carrier or TPA.

Joyce Schulman is vice president of claims for Employers Direct Insurance Company in Agoura Hills, California. Schulman has 22 years’ experience in the workers’ compensation insurance industry and as a consultant providing audits, expert witness testimony, training and insurance program evaluations, and developing best claims practices for the insurance industry.

Schulman began her career with the California State Compensation Insurance Fund and with Industrial Indemnity (as managing director of the California region). She then served as vice president at the Glendale, California office of Fremont Compensation Insurance Company, and later became vice president of claims for the entire western region. She continues to be active in many industry organizations supporting the development of best practices standards for claims professionals.

Approved for Recertification Credit

This audio conference qualifies for Continuance of Certification (COC) credit. CSPs will earn 0.05 COC points for attending this audio conference.

• Workers’ Compensation Claims Review Audio Conference on CD $199.99 [Add to Cart]

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