Workers' Comp 101: The Whats, Whens, And Whys

Workers' compensation can be daunting to anyone newly assigned to this area - or for someone who may have to wear multiple hats and just not be able to focus in on maximizing their workers' comp processes and programs.

Consider, for instance, just a few of the tasks/responsibilities associated with managing your workers' comp program: accommodations, restrictions, working with doctors, return to work, managing claims, dealing with your workers' comp insurer, and more!

If you have workers' comp responsibilities at your workplace, but are unsure of how the process works - or are overwhelmed by the sheer number of tasks associated with it - you may need some help to simplify things and help you get the basic time- and cost-savings processes in place.

Learning Objectives:

This 90-minute training session will provide you and/or your team with a better understanding of how workers' comp works, plus how you can directly impact claim outcomes and costs.

You'll learn:

• How workers' compensation works
• Why what you do or don't do with your claims makes a huge difference to the claim outcome and your bottom line costs
• Strategies to help you stay in control of your program
• Why you need to train your employees and managers on workers' compensation
• What you need to track, when you need to track it, and why

About Your Presenter:

About Your Presenter:

Board Certified as a specialist in the field of workers' compensation law, Philip Augustine has practiced solely in the area of workers' compensation defense for the past 20 years.

Mr. Augustine represents a vast array of nationwide clients, as well as provides multiple courses in workers' compensation to both employers and claims handling entities through out the country.

Mr. Augustine is past-Chairman of the Florida Bar Workers' Compensation Board Certification committee and Vice-Chairman of the Workers' Compensatoin Rules Advisory Committee, as well as a member of the Executive Council of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Florida Bar.

HRCI Credits

This program has been approved for 1.5 re-certification credit hours for HRCI's PHR and SPHR designations through the HR Certification Institute. For more information about certification or re-certification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org. The use of this seal is not an endorsement by HRCI of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met HRCIs criteria to be pre-approved for re-certification credit.

SHRM Professional Development Credits

This program is valid for 1.5 Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP designations. For more information about certification or re-certification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

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