At the 2024 PARMA Annual Conference, a session discussed the challenges of navigating the intersection of workers’ compensation with the American Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and leave of absence laws. The speakers were David Setzkorn from Sedgwick and Dawn Watkins from Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). FMLA FMLA, which […]

While it will take time to consider the full impact of the pandemic, early claims data has allowed us to get a picture of its effect on the industry, including the makeup of COVID-19-related claims. In this session at RIMS 2021, experts discuss COVID-19’s impact on the claims experience, both in the occupational and non-occupational […]

In this session at the WSIA 2020 Annual Conference, Kimberly George, Senior Vice President for Corporate Development, M&A, and Healthcare for Sedgwick, and Mark Walls, Vice President for Communications and Strategic Analysis for Safety National, discuss the major issues affecting workers’ compensation this year and how COVID-19 has drastically impacted each. Election Impact There is […]

At the 2019 PARMA Annual Conference, a panel discussed challenges around employment practices liability claims in California. The panel was Anthony Carlton – Chula Vista Elementary School District Robert Cutbirth – Freeman, Mathis & Gary LLP Marc Liebowitz – Laughlin, Falbo, Moresi & Moresi LLP Employers in California are seeing more employment practices liability (EPL) […]

At the 2018 National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference & Expo a session discussed the interplay between leave of absence laws and workers’ compensation. The speakers were: Marti Cardi, Esq – VP Product Compliance, Matrix Absence Management, Inc. Rich Montarbo, Esp – Law offices of Richard Montarbo FMLA is very challenging because it has so […]

At the 2016 DMEC Annual Conference, a panel discussed a variety of workforce management issues facing employers in 2016. The panel was: Scott Mattes – Manager Workforce Health – Amerigas Propane Sonya Stephens – SR Benefits Analyst – Symantic Corporation Andrew Harrison – Americas HR Direct Benefits & Leave Operations Manager – Nike Nikki James […]