Event:
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Managing Your Worker's Compensation Claims - The Ultimate
Guide
- Hosted By:
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ComplianceOnline
- Start:
- Wednesday - Nov 20, 2013 10:00 AM
- End Time:
- Wednesday - Nov 20, 2013 11:00 AM
- Location:
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Palo ALto,
California, United States
- This webinar will discuss how to manage your employees' compensation claims from before the accident or injury until the claim is closed and the employee is back to work.
Why Should You Attend:
The workers’ compensation insurance premium is often the single most expensive insurance cost of many employers, yet also often the least understood and least managed.
This webinar will discuss the benefits and risks of workers’ compensation insurance for employers, what drives costs, and steps to take before any work injury occurs. The presenter will suggest an “injured worker protocol” for step by step actions for employers to take to manage and control workers’ compensation claims costs.
The speaker, a seasoned safety professional who has helped many companies successfully control workers' compensation costs, will provide a comprehensive strategy that will help you in managing your workers' compensation claims, while complying with regulations.
Areas Covered in the Webinar:
-What injuries are covered by workers’ compensation, and what are not
-What goals an employer can and should set in controlling work comp costs
-Changes in the workers’ compensation system
-Best tools in controlling costs
-What is “first aid” and why is it important?
-A protocol to handle work injuries
-Employer’s First Report of Injury
-Value of a return to work policy
-How to have a successful return to work program
-Impact of ADA, FMLA and duty to engage in interactive process
-Use of a Medical Provider Network
-Red flags of workers’ compensation fraud
Who Will Benefit:
-Operations Managers
-Production Managers
-Human Resources
-Risk Managers
-CEO's
-Insurance Agents and Brokers
-Loss Control Staff
-Supervisors
-Trainers
Instructor Profile:
Don Dressler, has 40 years’ experience in safety, workers' compensation and human resources. He is a Consultant on insurance and risk management issues on workers compensation insurance and safety. Mr. Dressler is also an Attorney focusing on employment and human resources issues, accident investigations and OSHA compliance and workers' compensation defense. A former CEO of a workers' compensation insurer, he is admitted to the California Bar and the Federal Courts. A graduate of Stanford Law School has an MBA from Pepperdine University and a BA from Kansas State University. He is author of California Office Safety and How to Write Your Company's Safety Plan. He is Safety Group Manager for 3,500 legal and financial firms in California and also advises individual clients.
- Website:
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