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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 here for the description of all 5 courses.

This workshop will help public entity practitioners understand the purpose and history of Workers’ Compensation and gain a deep understanding of the legal work that includes enforcement agencies and the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB). Participants will learn how to effectively administer standard workers’ compensation and employer’s liability policies within their agencies. This will include claims administration issues such as recordkeeping, reserving, and various audits, including actuarial reports.

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