P.O. Box 1199 Honolulu, HI 96807
Managing Workers' Comp Claims In Hawaii: Solutions For 2014 & Beyond
Offered In Association With
The Management Education Council and The Hawaii Association Of Health Underwriters
LOCATION:The Hale Koa Hotel Waikiki Ballroom
DATE/TIME:Wednesday, July 30th, 2014
7: 30 am - 4:30 pm
Changes, Challenges, Solutions…
For 2014, the pressure is on to find innovative and cost-effective solutions to the ever-increasing costs of work-related injuries. Though workers’ comp claims have declined significantly in Hawaii, injuries that do occur are often more serious and more costly.
Recent statistics for non-fatal, occupational injuries & illnesses in Hawaii indicate a rate of 4.0 cases for every 100 workers – more than half of which required time-off (averaging 10 days) or job transfers or restrictions. The cost? Through 5/04/14 – the cost of 468 claims was more than $44 million, including compensation and medical costs.
Compacting that challenge, new legislation & case decisions affecting WC, ADA & FMLA will impact Hawaii employers from 2014 on. The plague of Musculoskeletal Disorders, which can occur on and off the job, present daunting challenges which, left unchecked, will cost an estimated eighty cents of every Workers’Comp dollar in Hawaii and untold millions in lost productivity.
In response to these challenges, Managing Workers’ Comp Claims in Hawaii presents this one-day, 6 session agenda focused on practical solutions and presented by a faculty of eminently qualified professionals – all of whom reside in Hawaii.
In This timely one-day conference, you’ll learn from a highly respected faculty…
•New Legislation & case decisions that will shape your WC, ADA & FMLA policies for 2014 & beyond
•How to prevent many of the MSDs that may average as much as $50k per injury, not including time off pay
•Cost containment strategies when injuries occur
•How to lower your MOD & reduce WC premiums and other costs
•Recent changes in Employee Leave laws and how to determine which applies when in HI - FMLA , ADA or both.
•Tools & strategies you can use in Employee Wellness to launch a new program or boost results from an existing one.
AGENDA
7:50am – 9:00amWorkers’Comp & The Law: A Legal& Legislative Update On Recent Changes In State & Federal Legislation, Case Laws & Trends in WC Legal Activity
Sylvia K. Higashi, Esq.
Kessner Umebayashi Bain & Matsunaga – Honolulu, HI
Sylvia Higashi, an award-winning graduate of the University of Hawaii’s William S. Richardson School of Law is a seasoned
Workers’ Comp attorney and a senior associate at her firm, where she is celebrating her 13th year in Workers’ Comp, which represents 97% of her practice.
9:10am – 10:10amMusculoskeletal Disorders – The 84% Challenge And How To Prevent Them In The Workplace
Dr. Francis G. Brewer, DC, CICE
Brewer Consulting Services – Honolulu, HI
The President of Hawaii’s Academy of Independent Medical Examiners and a member of the American Board Of Independent Medical Examiners, Dr. Brewer brings to our meeting more than 20 years of experience in Hawaii, as a Doctor of Chiropractic and a specialist in injury prevention through proper body mechanics.
10:20am – 11:20amControlling Outcomes & Costs In Injured Worker Claims
Kristy Kobayashi, M. ED, CRC
Branch Manager, Corvel Corp. – Honolulu, HI
Kristy Kobayashi is a graduate of the University of Hawaii where she earned her Bachelors Degree in Human Development and her Masters Degree in Vocational Rehabilitation. She has been a nationally certified Rehabilitation Counselor and a Registered Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor with Hawaii’s Dept. Of Labor & Industrial Relations since 1985 and the Branch Manager of Corvel Corp’s Honolulu office since 2000.
LUNCH
1:00pm – 2:00pm3 Steps To A Lower MOD, Reduced Workers’ Comp Premiums & Lower Self-Insured Workers’ Comp Costs
Tracy L. Lawson, CSP, CHST, CSHP – President, Lawson & Associates, Inc. – Mililani, HI
Tracy Lawson is an award-winning Certified Safety Professional and a Board Certified Professional Environmental Auditor who brings to our meeting more than 20 years of experience in Occupational Health & Safety. In addition, since 2005, Ms. Lawson has been a staff instructor for the OSHA Training Institute Extension program.
Sean Spencer, Asst Vice President – King & Neel, Inc. – Honolulu, HI
A graduate of the University of Hawaii, with more than 18 years of experience in Workers’ Comp as a Consultant, a Claims Adjuster and a Third Party Administrator, Mr. Spencer is highly qualified to demonstrate how WC premiums can be reduced by lowering a company’s MOD Rate and the steps necessary to accomplish that.
2:05pm – 3:05pmFMLA & ADA – DECODED! How To Ensure Compliance & Avoid Law Suits
Anna Elento-Sneed, Esq., Partner/Director – Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing
Honolulu, HI
Anna Elento-Sneed brings to our meeting more than 28 years of experience in Employment Law, Safety & Employee Health issues. Ms. Elento-Sneed is an exceptionally-gifted attorney – one of the sharpest minds in Hawaii legal circles – and an excellent orator with a knack for enriching her audiences’ knowledge of ever-changing Employment Law in Hawaii.
3:10pm – 4:10pmEmployee Wellness: Tools You Can Use To Launch A New Wellness Program & Boost Results From An Existing Program
Erica Kolcz, Wellness Program Administrator – UHA Health – Honolulu, HI
Valerie Au, Worksite Wellness Program Manager – UHA Health – Honolulu, HI
By any measure – experience or program results, there are few, if any in Hawaii, that can match this team of Worksite Wellness professionals from UHA Health. With more than 8 years of cumulative experience in developing successful worksite wellness programs, the UHA team brings to our meeting hands-on experience in both the design & implementation of new EW programs and in helping Hawaii employers boost results of their existing wellness programs.
APPROVED for 6.0 CCM CEU credits.
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