Overview
PRISM has partnered with CJPIA and CPS HR to offer five (5), half-day virtual 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