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Risk Management Practitioner - Workers' Compensation

Overview

PRISM has partnered with CJPIA and CPS HR to offer five (5) training courses which provide the building blocks to establish, develop and embed risk management as a business process in your public sector organization.  Click for the description of all 5 courses.

This workshop is designed to help public entity practitioners manage their organization’s risk and exposure by ensuring a basic knowledge of the relevant laws, foundations, and applications of Risk Management as a profession. Participants will also gain key concepts and tools related to the unique loss exposures faced by public entities.

Learning Objectives

  • Gain insight into the development and history of Workers’ Compensation
  • Identify benefits available to injured workers, along with the core concept of “exclusive remedy”
  • Increase your knowledge of California-specific laws and regulations, including the Labor Code, the Code of Regulations, and important administrative players, such as the WCAB
  • Increase your awareness of the employer’s duty to secure the compensation insurance and the various forms of permissible insurance, including self-insurance and pooling
  • Become familiar with the principle of “AOE/COE” – Arising out of Employment/Course of Employment
  • Become familiar with the principles of claims investigation, including: acceptance, delay and investigation, or denial; the use of “sub rosa” or surveillance
  • Explore the components of temporary disability, salary continuation and coordination of benefits including Labor Code section 4850 (Public safety/law enforcement employees and relevant previsions of the California Education Code
  • Learn the components of working with Workers’ Compensation within the public sector
  • Understand affirmative defenses for employers
  • Understand the use of settlements including compromise and release, stipulations with future medical and the use of structured settlements
  • Explore litigation within Workers’ Compensation
  • Enhance Awareness of supporting agency interests through appointment, contribution and subrogation

Additional Information

  • Class size is limited - sign up early!
  • Registration Fee: $199

Need More Info or Help?
We hope you can join us. Feel free to contact Doug McGill for more details.

Phone: 916-850-7300
Email: DMcGill@prismrisk.gov

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Event Type

Webinar

Meeting Date

  • Thursday, November 7, 2024
    1:00 PM – 3:30 PM

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