How to Help Employees and Families get Good, Safe Care and Avoid Medical Errors
Wednesday February 15, 2012
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM CST
Each year, poor quality care can account for 5-30% of health care costs. Added to this are the costs related to absenteeism, disabilities and more than 200,000 deaths. Paid claims, out-of-pocket expenses, premiums and stop loss rates are all affected. Learn how to take key actions that help avoid medical errors and other poor quality care as well as what other employers are doing to bring their costs down.
Bob Gorsky, PhD will share details and practical tips for any employer, union or other group whether self-funded or fully insured - actions and results that can transcend any changes in ACA.
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Digging into the Recent Updates to Workers' Compensation and Unemployment Insurance Legislation in Illinois
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
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This webinar will provide an update as to the implementation of key changes by various state agencies to Illinois' workers' compensation and unemployment insurance laws. You will learn about what progress has been made on issues like the new workers' compensation preferred provider program (PPP) law and how the state will be combating overpayment of unemployment benefits.
In addition, there will be discussion about the Illinois Chamber's agenda for further improvements to these important Acts that impact the cost of doing business in our state.
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Employers Need to Know More About Militaty Leave Issues!
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
10:30 AM - 12 Noon
As more military men and women continue to return to employment following their service, it is imperative that employers large and small understand their obligations to active and reserve members of the Armed Forces.
This progarm will discuss an employer's obligations to employee service members, including reemployment rights and extension of benefit obligations under SERRA. Further, the program will explore the additional obligations for Illinois Employers including job restoration rights to candidates with a job offer and the extension of leave benefits for military family members employed by smaller employers.
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Staging a Business for Sale: The Nuts and Bolts of Increasing Your Curb Appeal
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
10:30 AM - 12 Noon
MAXIMIZE your $$$$$$$$$.
If you are thinking about selling your business, now or in the future - don't miss this webinar.
Maximizing the amount of money you will earn SHOULD be high priority. During this webinar you will learn techniques for placing your business at the top of an acquirer's wish list. This includes cleaning up your financial statements, gathering due diligence, responding to requests for information, using confidentiality agreements, and building a team of legal, broker/banker, tax and wealth prefessions.
Also covered...the return/risk/holding period paradigm used to increase shareholder's wealth.
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Workers' Compensation 102: More of the Basics of the Illinois System
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
10:30 AM - 12 Noon
This webinar is intended for those who are familiar with some of the basics of the Workers' Compensation system in Illinois. Attorneys from Keefe, Campbell and Associates will dig deeper into the way the Illinois Workers' Compensation system works.
Included in the Agenda:
• Calculation of Average Weekly Wage
• Why Age, Marital Status and Dependents are Considered
• What is Temporary Total or Partial Disablity
• Nature and Extent of Injuries
• Wage Loss Differentials
• Subpoenas and Discovery
• Subrogation and Third Party Claims
• Surveillance
• Retaliatory Discharge
• Handling Death Claims
and more...
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Turning the Tables: How to Sue or Countersue an Employee
Thursday, March 15, 2012
10:30 AM - 12 Noon
Turning the Tables.....There are laws in place that protect employers from frivolous and/or bad faith allegations again it.
The question every employer asks when it receives a lawsuit, claim or charge filed again it by an employee or former employee is...
"Can I sue him? Can I sue her? Can I recover my attorneys' fee if we win?
This 90 minute webinar is not to advocate for employers to pursue legal action again employees. Rather, it is designed to educate and address common myths and misconceptions. and discuss viable methods by which an employer can realistically turn trhe tables against an employee or former employee under approriate rule of law. This webinar includes real world examples and case law developments.
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The Illinois Small Business Development Center at the College of Lake County is expanding its online course offerings. These courses are self-paced online learning modules that allow you to take a class when you want, where you want.
New sessions start every two weeks for the following workshops.
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