Workers' Comp Training Seminar Agenda
Seminar: ID# 1003657
Agenda
Workers' Comp 101: Get On Board with the Basics!- The truth about mandatory insurance - Are you exempt from carrying?
- Self insurance - what it means, who's eligible, and what's involved
- Injuries that qualify as workers' compensation claims - and those that do not
- Coverage types you should be familiar with
WC Cost Control: Insurance, Premiums, and More- How to find the right insurance plan and provider for your organization
- An insider's look at determining premiums - Find out why yours may be too high
- A checklist for evaluating insurers and finding the right fit at the right cost
- Eight steps to prepare for the renewal process (follow these and lower your costs!)
Benefit Must-Knows- The different types of disability benefits
- How to calculate wages for benefits
- Rehabilitation and disfigurement benefits
- Important considerations when dealing with death claims medical benefits
The "Bermuda Triangle": Integrating ADA, WC, and FMLA- Why dealing with the triangle of ADA, WC, and FMLA causes such headaches
- Tips for sorting out the workers' comp claim that involves FMLA and ADA, and determining which statute to use for guidelines and enforcement
- Ways to assess and eliminate possible injuries that may result from regular employment activities
- How to handle injuries in the "course and scope" of employment
- Immediate action employers must take when an employee violates safety rules
Common Issues You'll Come Up Against as a WC Administrator- When employees "play the system" — how to identify red flags that indicate suspicious accidents and fraudulent claims
- Strategies to help you handle willful disregard for established safety procedures, and protect your organization
- How to legally handle strategically-timed claims — right before layoffs, right after a poor performance review, etc.
- Six tell-tale signs an accident should be considered "suspicious"
- Immediate action employers must take when an employee violates safety rules
Accidents, Injuries, and Incidents: How to Handle These Within Workers' Compensation Parameters- The difference between First Aid Claims and Workers' Comp Claims
- OSHA Compliance and Workers' Compensation how these programs affect each other
- How to report and record workplace incidents properly
- Three things not to do when an accident occurs or you'll plunge yourself right into legal and ethical hot water!
- How to handle pre-existing conditions exaggerated by on-the-job injuries
- The "Bermuda Triangle": how FMLA, ADA, and WC overlap and contradict each other
