Managing Worker's Compensation Claims From The Employer's Perspective - Olympia
October 12 - WSTIP Offices - Olympia
What you will learnThe importance of conducting your initial investigation and how to ask the questions you need to determine if the claim is actually work related. |
Employers in the State of Washington are paying higher worker compensation premiums. Many employers are frustrated with these costs and believe there is little they can do to control them. This course will teach two crucial skills that can help you reduce your worker compensation costs whether your company is enrolled in the state fund, in a retrospective program or is self-insured for worker compensation exposures. Who Should AttendFinance directors, human resource managers, and worker compensation claims managers and administrators. Workshop PresenterCathy Reineke has been a Risk Manager in the public, non-profit and private sectors for over 20 years. In those roles, she has managed a self-insured worker's compensation program (Seattle Schools), a retrospective program for a suspended scaffold company, and a high deductible program for a multi-state/multi-country retailer. She is the author of "A Guide To Worker's Compensation Claims - Employer Claims Manual". Each participant will receive a copy of this guide which will be used during the training. Registration and Fees
This training class is free; however, you must pre-register in order to attend.
Members are determined to be employees of transportation systems providing
services to the public in Washington State and members of the partner
organizations that make-up the Coalition. The partners are: Washington
State Department of Transportation, Washington State Transit Association,
Community Transportation Association of the Northwest, Washington State
Transit Insurance Pool, and Eastern Washington University Northwest Tribal
Technical Assistance Program. Such transportation systems include any combination of services, facilities,
and infrastructure related to transit, special needs transportation,
ridesharing, airport shuttles, passenger rail, ferries, and taxi services.
Individuals who do not work for a transportation system as defined above
are considered non-members and will be charged an additional $25 per
day training fee.
The class will be held at the WSTIP office, 2629 12th Court SW, in Olympia. The workshop will begin at 8:30 am and run until 4:30 pm.
From I-5, take exit 104 - the Hwy 101 exit. Take the second Hwy 101 exit, Black Lake Blvd. Turn right on Black Lake Blvd. Go through the first light. Take the first road on your right, 12th Court SW. Immediately, turn right into the parking area. The WSTIP building is on your left. Please park in spots in front of the building or anywhere on the street along 12th Court SW or Parkmont Lane SW.
No room block has been reserved. The nearest hotel is the Red Lion Hotel located at 2300 Evergreen Park Drive, Olympia. Room rates are $80 for a standard room (queen bed), plus tax (government rate). To make a reservation, contact the hotel directly at (800) 325-4000 or (360) 943-4000
For information regarding registration, please contact Joanne Kerrigan (joanne@wstip.org). For information regarding workshop content, please
contact Tracey Christianson (tracey@wstip.org). Both Tracey and Joanne
can be reached at (360) 586-1800 at the Washington State Transit Insurance
Pool.
You may cancel your workshop registration without penalty, up to,
October 4, 2010.
Cancellations made on or later than
October 5, 2010
will
be charged the full workshop fee. The Training Coalition may
cancel the class if on
October 5, 2010
, fewer than 12 people are registered
for the course. If the Training Coalition cancels the course, participants
will receive a complete refund. |