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Presented by: Workers’ CompensationTRack The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 – Implications for Workers’ Compensation Self-Insurers When the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990 it represented a significant change in the way employers recruited, interviewed, evaluated, hired and promoted persons with disabilities. The law had an unexpected and significant impact on workers’ compensation and disability management return-to-work programs. From pre-offer medical examinations to wrongful termination and failure to accommodate disabled workers, the ADA changed the way that employers conducted disability management with their injured employees. The ADA has now been amended and the updated version creates new compliance challenges for workers’ compensation self-insurers. The top industry expert on this topic will provide an overview of key ADA changes with a specific focus on return-to-work programs. SPEAKER Dr. Richard Pimentel Senior Partner Milt Wright & Associates, Inc. The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 – A Compliance Action Plan for Workers’ Compensation Self-Insurers This will serve as a follow-up session on the amended ADA. Participants will learn how to modify existing return to work programs to be consistent with the new ADA compliance requirements – and avoid large financial penalties currently being levied by the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC). SPEAKER Dr. Richard Pimentel Senior Partner Milt Wright & Associates, Inc. Wounded Warriors – Keeping Them Safe Now That They Are Back Every day, many of our brave men and women fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan return from deployment looking to get back to their jobs or seeking first-time civilian employment. Post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries present very real challenges for safety and production supervisors. Returning veterans have a higher than average accident and injury rate. Safety programs need to target returning veterans for tailored safety training. Dr. Pimentel, with his vast knowledge of the workers’ comp arena coupled with his experience as a war veteran, will bring you insight and strategies to honor these war veterans by successfully bringing them into your organization and helping them return to civilian life. SPEAKER Dr. Richard Pimentel Senior Partner Milt Wright & Associates, Inc. Utilizing Social Media to Investigate Workers’ Compensation Claims Self-insured employers are increasingly looking at utilizing social media as an additional avenue to investigate workers’ compensation claims. While it’s possible to collect a wealth of information through Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and other social media sites, there is a right way and wrong way to conduct on-line investigations in order to ensure that the discovery process is not compromised. The co-author of Social Networking and Workers’ Compensation Law at the Crossroad will share her unique expertise on this timely topic. SPEAKER Jaclyn S. Millner Attorney Fitch, Johnson, Larson & Held 800.851.7789 | www.siia.org
TPA Compensation Practices – Perspectives on Transparency, Disclosure and Practicality This panel presentation will include representatives from both third party administrators and workers’ compensation self-insurers who will discuss the differing approaches to how TPAs should be compensated for their services. Time will be reserved at the end for questions and comments from the audience, so this promises to be a particularly lively and interactive session. SPEAKERs Kenneth F. Martino Judie Tsanopoulos President & CEO Broadspire Director of Workers’ Comp & Loss Control St. Joseph Health System Pam Ferrandino Executive VP & Casualty Practice Leader Willis North America cArla Wynn Director, Workers’ Compensation Aramark Emil Bravo (Invited) Executive Vice President Gallagher Basset Services, Inc. Major University System Innovates to Slash Workers’ Compensation Costs The University of California, with more than 170,000 employees, has been able to reduce workplace injuries by 47% over the last five years through the implementation of its internally developed Be Smart About Safety program. This program empowers individual campuses to propose their own specific workplace safety initiatives and then “apply” for funding to implement these initiatives. This approach has created a sense of “ownership” among the individual campuses to take control of their workers’ compensation claims, with the University establishing performance targets and rewarding the best performing campuses. The creator and current director of this innovative program describes how it operates and how it can be adapted for private sector workers’ compensation self-insurers with multiple business unit locations. SPEAKER Grace M. Crickette Chief Risk Officer university of California Group Fund Provides Workers’ Compensation Self-Insurance Solution for Small- and Mid-Sized Companies For companies not large enough to self-insure their workers’ compensation liabilities, there can be another option - participate in a group workers’ compensation fund where costs and risks are pooled with other small and mid-sized employers. This session will tell the story about one of the largest and most successful group funds in the country to help attendees understand this self-insurance solution. SPEAKERs Shelly Brotzge Pete Proffer Account Manager Midwest Employers Casualty Company Owner Midwest Risk Management Services, Inc. (MRMSI) Leonard Wiggins Board Chairman Arkansas Self-Insurance Trust (ASIT) Alan McClain CEO Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission The Holistic Approach to Managing Workers’ Comp Costs The best run self-insured workers’ compensation programs recognize that equal attention needs to be paid to preventing injuries before they happen, as well as effectively managing claims once injuries do occur. This session will profile how a leading retail/grocery company has successfully embraced such a “holistic” approach by focusing on and connecting both front end and back end program management strategies and related employee communication initiatives. SPEAKER Beth Rau Risk Manager Fry’s Food & Drug Stores
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