Workers’ Compensation Handbook Best Practices (OnDemand Webinar)

$149.00

SKU: 411103EAU

Description

Ensure you have the right policies and procedures in your workers’ compensation handbook to control workers’ compensation claim costs.Having an employee handbook is in every company’s best interest. It serves as a tool to communicate policies, procedures, and company values. Employee handbooks provide protection for employers when they are consistently followed. Crafting a comprehensive employee handbook involves covering essential policies workers’ compensation, discrimination and harassment, accommodations, wage and hour policies, standards of conduct, drug and alcohol policies, and complaint and reporting procedures. Employee handbooks are not onesizefitsall and should be tailored to your industry, company size, and unique practices.Many employers have locations in multiple states. Each state has its own approach for employers when dealing with workers’ compensation claims filed by their employees. Some states have very unique handling of multiple aspects of workers’ compensation claims. This presentation will help the persons responsible for providing workers’ compensation benefits follow documented and detailed procedures contained in the Handbook. While every claim should be viewed on a casebycase basis, this presentation will explore the methodical process applied throughout various states’ Workers’ Compensation Statutes. This presentation will assist risk management and claims professionals with understanding how to analyze, evaluate, and ultimately attempt to resolve claims in a manner that reduces exposure for employers in the most efficient and costeffective way possible.

Date: 2024-03-25 Start Time: End Time:

Learning Objectives

What Policies Should an Employee Handbook Include?
• Workers’ Compensation
• Discrimination and Harassment
• Accommodations
• Standards of Conduct
• Drug and Alcohol Policies
• Complaint and Reporting Procedures
• Acknowledgment of Receipt

When Should an Employee Handbook Be Updated?
• Who Should Receive an Employee Handbook
• Changes in the Law
• Changes in Company Procedure
• Communication New Policy
• Need for Customization

Drug Policies and Testing
• Define Your Company’s Drug Testing Policy
• Procedures for Random Testing
• Post-Accident Testing
• Obtaining Employee Consent.

Disciplinary Policies
• Communicate Standards of Conduct
• What Constitutes Misconduct
• Disciplinary Procedures
• Training to Enforce Policies and Document Incidents
• Consistency in Applying Discipline

ASA ,CLE (Please check the Detailed Credit Information page for states that have already been approved) ,HR Certification Institute ,SHRM ,Additional credit may be available upon request. Contact Lorman at 866-352-9540 for further information.

Zachary M. Rubinich, Esq.-Rawle & Henderson LLP, Daniel G. Spafford, Esq. – Rawle & Henderson LLP

Workers’ Compensation Handbook Best Practices (OnDemand Webinar)

$209.00

SKU: 402912EAU

Description

Ensure you have the right policies and procedures in your workers’ compensation handbook to control workers’ compensation claim costs.Employers are often placed in a difficult situation when an employee is hurt. Trying to coordinate investigating the injury, managing an injured employee, avoiding fraudulent claims, all while trying to replace the work of the injured worker. This topic will help you avoid that difficult situation by planning ahead of time. After reviewing the basics of a work injury and the other laws that need to be taken into consideration, you will be given the tools to create an internal handbook and procedures to plan for injuries. We will discuss how to create a template for reporting an injury and then investigating it including what to record, photograph, and how to interview witnesses, including red flags that may indicate a fraudulent claim. Once an employee is off from work, you will learn strategies for managing them and returning them to work as soon as possible. This is followed by assistance in developing an internal return to work policy and bringing employees back safely, as soon as possible. By the end of this material, you should have the tools available to create a cohesive workers’ compensation guide for your organization and be ready when an injury occurs.

Date: 2021-02-25 Start Time: End Time:

Learning Objectives

Anatomy of a Workers’ Compensation Claim
• Learn the Basics of Workers’ Compensation
• Ancillary Laws That Affect Planning for Work Injuries
• Risk Management Considerations

Investigating a Work Injury
• Internal/External Forms and Injury Reports
• On-Site Investigation Checklists
• Injured Worker and Witness Interviews
• Dealing With Potential Fraud

Returning an Employee to Work
• Policies and Strategies for Managing an Employee Who Is off From Work
• Creating a Return-To-Work Policy
• Strategies for Accommodations/Light Duty Work

ASA ,CLE (Please check the Detailed Credit Information page for states that have already been approved) ,HR Certification Institute ,SHRM ,Additional credit may be available upon request. Contact Lorman at 866-352-9540 for further information.

Evan W. Cordes-Hansen Dordell