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| Upcoming Programs |
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Tue. Apr 13, 2010 |
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Members: $10 - - - Prospective Members & Guests: $20 =========================================
"MAKING RETURN TO WORK - - - WORK"
The longer your injured employee is away from work, the higher your costs will be and the more difficult it is for your employee to ever return to the workforce. Human Resource professionals recognize that workers' compensation is not only a financial issue it is also a major employee relations concern. Human Resource professionals usually have a role to play in managing both. The primary goal of the workers' compensation system is to get injured employees back to productive work as soon as possible following an injury.
The recent emphasis on early return to work in our workers' compensation system and the increased opportunities for employers are both key to lower workers' compensation costs. Employers, insurance carriers, injured employees, and health care providers all have an active role to play in getting injured employees back to productive work. Learn about your role and how to implement a simple and effective procedure.
This session introduces current best practices and offers new and innovative ways to identify meaningful return to work opportunities. The traditional "light duty" concept is ancient history. Employees who continue to work following an injury, or who return to productive work as soon as possible after an injury, heal better and faster than those who become unnecessarily inactive and disconnected from their employer. Remember, that most return to work assignments are temporary and short term.
Learn how to work better with your adjuster, the treating doctor, and case managers. Information includes how to avoid some of the roadblocks often faced by employers in getting injured employees back to productive work and how to keep from being your own worst enemy when it comes to managing workers compensation costs.
The Learning Objectives for this session include:
1. Overview of Workers' Compensation Process and Procedures
2. Provide tools to help employers eliminate unnecessary and costly lost time
3. Introduce strategies for reducing business costs associated with on-the-job related illness and injury
Pat Crawford is the Return to Work Education Coordinator for the Texas Department of Insurance/Division of Workers' Compensation. Prior to joining the Division, she was a Workers' Compensation Specialist and HR Manager for Levi Strauss & Co. She monitored and managed workers' compensation claims and issues, including legislative and regulatory matters, in 13 different states. She served on the Board of Directors for the Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund. (TMI) for 9 years.
Her extensive Human Resource background and understanding of workers' compensation has made her a valuable participant in various groups and organizations addressing workers' compensation and labor concerns across the country. Her business background has provided "hands on" experience in dealing with the difficulties often faced by employers in controlling workers' compensation costs and getting injured workers back into a productive work environment.
This program has been submitted to HRCI for consideration to be pre-approved for 1.00 (Strategic) recertification credit hour toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org |
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7:30am-9:00am |
| Location: |
Lone Star College-Montgomery Campus Room A-102 |
| RSVP by: |
Wed. Apr 7, 2010 |
| Speaker(s): |
Pat Crawford, Return to Work Education Coordinator |
| Organization: |
Texas Department of Insurance/Division of Workers' Compensation |
| Sponsors: |
BUSH LAW FIRM - Alan Bush - www.bush-law.com
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