Upcoming Meetings/Events
June 24, 2009
Topic: Conducting a Work Comp Investigation
What does a in-depth work comp investigation entail? If you aren’t 100% sure (and even if you are) join us in June to get the scoop! Questions are welcome.
Speaker: Corey Berghoefer, AVP Risk Management and Insurance -Select Staffing
Corey joined the Select team in 2004 with 5 years of experience in Risk Management and Insurance. Along with the V.P. of Risk Management, Corey implemented and installed Select’s Enterprise Risk Management model. Corey oversees a team of 32 Regional Safety Managers, 16 Claims Adjusters, 2 Underwriters and 3 investigators. Select’s Risk Management department was recently awarded two nationally recognized awards. National Underwriter’s of the Year Award for Excellence in Risk Management and Workers’ Compensation and was featured in National Underwriter Magazine. As well as Risk Innovator of the Year award by Risk and Insurance Magazine. Corey’s mentor and Select’s VP of Risk Management (Fred Pachon) was recently announced Risk Manager of the Year for 2008 by Risk Management and Insurance Society and Business Insurance Magazine
July 22, 2009
Topic: Workers Compensation Litigation
We have discussed workplace safety, incentive programs, and investigations involving work comp claims. Sometimes, regardless of our best efforts the claim still goes into litigation. Just the mention of a Section 132a claim can send shivers up our spines. Join us in July to learn the mysteries of Workers Compensation Litigation. What really goes on during the hearings, can you discharge an employee on work comp leave if they have been out for more than a year, can an employer legally require a drug screen post-accident, and what are Section 123a claims anyway?
Speaker: Robert B. Stake, Esq., Goldman, Magdalin, & Krikes, LLP
Robert B. Stake attended Pepperdine University in Malibu, California where he majored in Public Relations and European History. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the Santa Barbara College of Law in 1989. Mr. Stake has been practicing workers compensation law since 1989, and previously managed his own law firm before joining Goldman, Magdalin and Krikes in 2005. Mr. Stake has developed computer software for the workers compensation community, including permanent disability rating and case management software applications.
Mr. Stake is a member of the State Bar of California, the San Luis Obispo County Bar Association, and is admitted to practice before the United States Federal Courts. Mr. Stake is a certified specialist in workers' compensation.
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