ClearComp Seminars Offer Employers Guaranteed Strategies for Dealing with California's Workers' Compensation Crisis.Business Editors WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2004 In 2003, an unprecedented number of "killer" bills were signed into law that will have an adverse impact on California employers. Some employers believe that Executive Order No. 2, signed by Governor Schwarzenegger, repealed the 2003 laws. Not so. In addition, those employers who are patiently waiting for workers' compensation workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work. reform to save them money won't see any savings this year. Their workers' comp costs will continue to go up this year--same as last year, and the year before that. ClearComp, an employer advocate based in Woodland Hills, California, is sponsoring a series of seminars designed specifically to address the needs of California's beleaguered be·lea·guer tr.v. be·lea·guered, be·lea·guer·ing, be·lea·guers 1. To harass; beset: We are beleaguered by problems. 2. To surround with troops; besiege. employers. These Giant Seminars, led by industry experts, provide innovative solutions for dealing with the 2003 laws now in effect, and will cover the following topics: -- Sue Your Boss Law. This new law encourages employees to sue their employers. -- Paid Family Leave. Most employers aren't clear what they must do by July 1. -- Labor Contractor Law. Employers are liable for contractor violations. -- Sexual Harassment sexual harassment, in law, verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature, aimed at a particular person or group of people, especially in the workplace or in academic or other institutional settings, that is actionable, as in tort or under equal-opportunity statutes. . Employers are now responsible for harassment by non-employees. -- Minimum Wage. Penalties have just gone up--again. -- Whistleblower whis·tle·blow·er or whis·tle-blow·er or whistle blower n. One who reveals wrongdoing within an organization to the public or to those in positions of authority: "The Pentagon's most famous whistleblower is . . Law. California's employees now have a hotline straight to the Attorney General's office. In addition, the Giant Seminar attendees will learn strategies and tactics guaranteed to lower their workers' comp bills. California employers with five or more employees can't afford to pass up this opportunity to learn from experts and other employers, and to get their specific questions answered. ClearComp's Giant Seminars will be held throughout March in several locations: -- San Bernadino on March 2 -- Costa Mesa Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. on March 4 -- Universal City on March 9 -- San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. on March 11 -- City of Commerce on March 16 -- Torrance on March 24 Presenters include attorneys from leading law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
The one-day conference is moderated by Brent Heurter, Chief Solutions Officer, ClearComp, who also provides solutions for reducing workers' comp premiums. To find out more about the seminars and to register, visit www.GiantSeminar.com or call 1-866-GIANT-HR. |
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