Employer Resource Institute Webinar

Thursday, January 21, 2010
10:30 a.m. to Noon (Pacific)

Order Option       Price   1. Live Conference       $199       2. Live Conference + CD Recording       $249       3. CD Recording Only       $199

In all 50 states, including California, employers are required to provide workers' comp benefits as prescribed by state law. Although the laws vary, each state penalizes and fines employers who fail to fulfill their obligations.

But there are times you can legitimately, legally deny these claims—for example, if a worker is intoxicated on the job, or fooling around in a reckless manner that leads to injury. If you don't know about these affirmative defenses, you could be spending a lot more than you should on your workers' comp bills.

Join us on January 21 for an in-depth webinar—specifically for California employers—to learn the affirmative defenses to workers' comp claims brought by your workers. Bring your managers and supervisors along so you can jointly formulate your strategy. You'll learn:

• What the employer liability exceptions are to workers' compensation claims, and which are most commonly used
• When to conduct pre-employment screenings for drugs and alcohol or pre-existing injuries, diseases, or conditions
• The art of the investigation—what to look for, who to interview, and how to document it
• What you need to know about post-accident drug testing
• The nuts and bolts of initial claims handling—what needs to be reported and why
• The scenarios in which employers have used affirmative defenses and how they made their case
• Fighting claims in which injuries were falsely reported, a pre-existing condition exists or the injury occurred off-site

About Your Speaker:

David Key, Esq. is an associate attorney with the California-based firm of Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi, LLP. Skilled in all phases of litigation and negotiation of resolutions in Workers' Compensation claims, Key also conducts educational classes and seminars for clients and professional organizations.

Key received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California Berkeley in 1980, his Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska—Lincoln in 1985 and his Master of Law/LLM-IP from Santa Clara University in 2002.

This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage 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 HRCI's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.

This program also qualifies for Continuance of Certification (COC) credit for CSPs, who will earn 0.05 COC points for attending this webinar.

Bonus Offer

As an additional benefit, you will receive a no-risk trial subscription to Cal/OSHA Compliance Advisor when you register for this webinar (or purchase a CD recording). You will receive 3 evaluation issues. If you want to continue to receive the newsletter, simply pay the invoice you will receive in the mail. If you decide the newsletter isn't for you, just write cancel on the invoice and return it. You will owe nothing, and all issues you receive are yours to keep. As with all ERI products, your satisfaction is guaranteed 100%. (Offer good for new subscribers only.)

How Do Webinars Work?

A webinar is remarkably cost-effective and convenient. You participate from your office, using a regular telephone and a computer with an Internet connection. You have no travel costs and no out-of-office time.

Plus, for one low price you can get as many people in your office to participate as you can fit around a speakerphone.

Because the conference is live, you can ask the speakers questions—either on the phone or via the webinar interface.

You will receive access instructions via e-mail several days before the event. You don't need any additional materials before the webinar starts. Your conference materials will be available for you to view, print, and download when you log in to participate in the event.

Why You Can Sign Up To Attend This Event with Confidence

As with all Employer Resource Institute products, you're completely protected. If for any reason you are unsatisfied with this webinar, simply let us know and we will return your entire registration fee.