By the end of this session participants will understand…

•         What was small may now be bigger - How the Ogilvie decision affects the value of permanent disablity

 

The WCAB's recent en banc decision in the Ogilvie case threatens to greatly increase the value of permanent disability in any case where applicant has not returned to work.  However, recent case law suggests that Ogilivie is not to be applied "mechanistically", and there are several potential defenses avaliable. In addition, there are times where the employer may benefit by raising Ogilvie, which discusses the impact of lost future earning capacity on permanment disability. This session will look at Ogilivie and its antecedants, considers possible defenses to Ogilvie, explores when the employer may use it to its advantage, and considers when to use vocational experts to maximize defenses.

 

Rick Weyuker, Esq., Cuneo Black Ward & Missler

Allen Leno, Leno & Associates

 

 

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

•         Understand how the employment and labor law landscape has changed in 2011 in this rapidly changing area of law.

•         Understand best practices for employers based on the most recent court cases and legislation.

 

Join us for this fun, interactive and informative presentation discussing the recent changes to employment and labor law with a special focus on public entity employment. This session is presented in a 30 Key Questions format with each question based on new case law or legislation. Session attendees will have the opportunity to win prizes by correctly determining whether the speaker's answer to the question was either true or false. Come join us for our fourth successful and fun-filled presentation to see whether you can stump the speaker!

 

Dennis C. Huie, Senior Counsel, Rogers Joseph O'Donnell

Lucy M. Williams, Attorney at Law, County of Riverside

Ed Zappia, Attorney, Zappia Legal

 

 

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

•         Identify potentially unsafe people & situations and how to be prepared for the unexpected.

 

Maintaining a safe work environment isn't an option. It is a responsibility shared by every employee in the workplace. This interactive, high-energy class is specifically designed to empower each participant with the necessary verbal defense skills and techniques they need to help keep them safe from crime and victimization. Topics covered include: Communication Techniques, People & Problem Solving Skills, Recognize Warning Signs and Understanding Basic Human Needs.

 

Presented By:

Bruce Anderson, Curriculum Development Manager, Safety Center Incorporated

 

 

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

•         Participants will be able to compare the concepts of  Doing  vs.  Being  as it pertains to living in the NOW moment.

•         Participants will learn and experience two tools to help them create greater ability to deal with change.

•         Describe the scientific case for why our experience of time seems to have sped up.

 

In all of our business and seemingly more complicated lives, it is possible to live in the NOW moment. This session offers opportunity to hear about the teachings of this concept from different conceptual frameworks, to find application in daily life. Learn and experience simple techniques that may help you access the NOW moment more consciously creating greater resilience and ability to deal with change.

 

Michele Mariscal, Schools Insurance Authority

 

 

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

•         Understand the types of insurance required for different types of contracted services.

•         Understand the types of indemnity agreements found in contracts and how they relate to risk transfer and insurance.

•         Use the right insurance specifications for different types of contracts.

•         Understand when and how to negotiate over a contract's indemnity agreement or insurance requirements.

•         Leave with a set of insurance specifications that will work for 90% of all contracts.

 

The "Insurance Requirements In Contracts" (IRIC) manual, used by a majority of public agencies in CA, is being updated. Participants will learn about the changes to the manual, with a focus on the basics, and receive information about how to access the updated manual online. Note - update to IRIC is being conducted by Marcus Beverly and Dan Howell, proposed speakers. Could be a Novice Session or if needed can tailor for a more seasoned audience.

 

Marcus Beverly, CPCU, AIC, ARM-P, President, Reasoned Risk Management

Daniel Howell, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.

 

 

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

•         Identify key risks in the  use  of volunteers in Public Agency activities and programs.

•         Identify state and federal regulations regarding volunteers for public agencies.

•         Identify risk mitigation, transfer and financing techniques for volunteers.

•         Use a  checklist tool  to review the risk management of volunteers in their public agency.

 

The decrease in funding for many public agencies and programs has accelerated the increase in  use  of volunteers to provide both essential and supporting services. While often dismissed as  just a few community people helping out  or applauded as  the community pitching in  to get things done the risks of injury and exposure to liability can quickly change free labor into a significant financial loss. Speakers will present and discuss risks and management techniques for use of volunteers in the public agency work force to control liability. Key points of the presentation will be provided in checklist format and applied to examples with the help of participants during this session.

 

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

Joe Risser, CPCU, ARM-P, Retired