By the end of this session participants will be able to…

•         Develop practical strategies for defending and managing employees with multiple ongoing workers compensation claims:

o    How to close files when unrepresented employees refuse to return stipulations

o    Effectively use " master" claim numbers while avoiding pitfalls in advancing PD(and being mindful of excess coverage issues)

o    Maximize apportionment under Section 4664 in cases where there are awards under both 1997 and 2005 Rating Schedules

o    Managing multiple PTPs

o    Return to work issues

o    Optimize results using the Benson case

 

Session will discuss practical handling of these complex cases. Handouts will include case law update relating to Benson, Wilkinson, and evolving law pertaining to apportionment when two rating schedules are involved. Each speaker will make a brief presentation from the viewpoint of their involvement in the process, then discuss issues enumerated above and others. There will be a Power Point presentation to accompany the discussion.

 

Paul Karasoff, President, Karasoff & Associates

Cathy Aguilar, Workers' Compensation Claims Manager, San Francisco Unified School District

 

 

By the end of this session participants will be able to…

1)  Articulate the politics and legal issues of managing asthmatic and diabetic support and emergencies.

2)  Articulate the basics of Automated External Defibrillation (AED) - Purpose, Equipment and Training.

3)  Articulate the issues related to Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders in the work and school environment.

4)  Understand the implementation requirements for effective programs that minimize liability for  the organization and individual.

5)  Understand the immunities provided under law for entities and individuals

6)  Draw from examples of claims, litigation and successfully implemented programs.

 

Presenters will provide accurate and current information on the development and rationale for AED programs.  Requirements for implementation will be reviewed in detail and linked to current immunities under the law.  The current issues and politics surrounding insulin administration to minors by lay personnel will als be discussed along with administration of Diastat.  Inhalers and DNR orders also present liability quandaries for those who care for minors and thee issues will be explored as well.  Sample claims and litigation related to AED and medication administration programs will be provided and reviewed with participants.  examples and contacts for successfully implemented programs will be presented.

 

Joe Risser, CPCU, ARM-P, Retired

Anthony DeMaria, Attorney, McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, LLP

Catherine W. Jones, Director, Risk Management Services, Self-Insured Schools of California

 

By the end of this session participants will be able to…

1. Use a new and improved version of the problem-solving technique, PowerAnalysis for dealing with their safety problems.

2. Implement two successful problem-solving structures, a safety advisory committee and a safety task force, that will enhance their safety management efforts.

3. Dig deeper into the causes of their safety problems.

4. Increase employee involvement in their safety problem-solving efforts.

Starting with the dynamic film Seeing Red Cars, participants will have the opportunity to target what they want to accomplish in terms of creating safety problem solving goals. Then, using the speaker's templates for creating safety advisory committees and safety task forces, attendees will be given structures that have been used successfully to solve safety problems via employee involvement. Finally, participants will solve a safety problem during the session using the latest version of the problem-solving technique, PowerAnalysis. Everyone will be given two copies, one to use during the session, and one to use back on the job.

 

Bob Lapidus, CSP, Safety Management Consultant, LAPIDUS Safety Consulting

 

By the end of this session participants will learn:

1. The prevalence of social networking amongst educated professionals

2. How to set up a 'peer community' where risk management professionals can post questions and find information pertinent to their jobs

3. Best practices for use of social networking in the field of Risk Management

 

The use of social networking media by students is so deeply embedded in the lifestyles of tweens and teens that it rivals television for their attention. One study reported that 96 percent of students with online access reported using social networking technologies, such as chatting, text messaging, blogging and visiting online communities. What about the use of social networking amongst educated professionals? With budget funding all but eliminated for professional distance learning, conferences, meetings, and networking lunches, where do professionals go to gather their decision-making information? In this session, you will learn about how professionals are making use of social networking mediums to post questions, find information and collaborate with others in the same field.

Kathy Espinoza, MBA, MS, CPE, CIE, Sr. Loss Control Consultant/Ergonomist, Keenan & Associates

 

By the end of this session participants will be able to…

·         Understand the impacts of the new legislation on their existing employee health benefit programs.

·         Identify the required changes to plan provisions of their programs Identify the extended coverage requirements for dependent children under the new laws.

·         Distinguish the provisions and plans that may be 'grandfathered' under the Act Identify nondiscrimination provisions that will apply to all health plans under the Act.

 

This session will cover the significant provisions of the just-enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that affect public agency employer benefit plans. As various portions of the legislation and regulations develop over the coming months, implications for employer sponsored plans will become more evident, including coverage costs and access to care; taxation and limitations on high value health plans; and how insurers, pharmacy and medical device manufacturers may pass along costs to consumers and employers.

 

Henry Loubet, Chief Strategy Officer, Keenan & Associates

Tom Sher, President, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.

Catharine Mauldin, Employee Benefits Manager, CSAC - Excess Insurance Authority

 

By the end of this session participants will be able to…

•         Return home and explain and provide concrete suggestions to the department managers within the public agency

•         To understand the allocation of the cost of risk management while at the same time motivating the individual departments

•         To keep loss control efforts active and consistent, maximizing the employer's dwindling resources in the toughest of economic times.

 

Session Summary:

The session will suggest charts and diagrams to help your entity to understand where they stand today with their losses and how these losses are passed back to the departments though an allocation system. The loss-control cycle will be discussed and participants will clearly be able to convey the responsibility of all members in the loss-control process and to help departments identify they can do about their charges. A brief discussion on the workers  compensation system as it was designed and as it exists will take place. Most important of all we will discuss the three beliefs that determine empowerment and help your organization rise to the challenge of promoting good risk management in hard economic times.

 

Peter Cheney, Risk Manager, Nevada County

Gerald M. Lenahan, Esq., Lenahan, Lee, Slater & Pearse, LLP

Charleton S. Pearse, Esq., Lenahan, Lee, Slater & Pearse, LLP