Has Illinois House Bill 2137 Helped Control Skyrocketing Workers' Comp Costs?
One year after implementation, has Illinois House Bill 2137 delivered on its promise to control skyrocketing workers' comp costs for employers? Council on Education in Management is pleased to present answers to this and other crucial workers' comp questions at the Second Annual Illinois Workers' Comp Forum.
Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) January 24, 2007
Illinois House Bill 2137, the first major reform to the Illinois workers' comp (http://www. ilwcforum. com) system in over 20 years, was enacted with the goals to control skyrocketing workers' comp costs for employers, fight workers' comp fraud, and improve workers' comp benefits for employees. One year after its implementation, has House Bill 2137 delivered on its promise? Has there been a cost savings to employers or an improvement in the climate for business growth in Illinois? Join us at the Illinois Workers' Comp Forum 2007 where Senator Kwame Raoul will address the successes and failures of HB 2137 and how the remaining challenges can be dealt with by the legislature.
In addition, this innovative event will teach strategies for putting practices in place to successfully get employees back on the job (http://www. ilwcforum. com) as quickly as possible and keep them progressing toward full productivity. Find out how the University of Chicago Hospitals has dramatically reduced the number of employees out on workers' comp from an average of 50-75 to 10. Discover how three vastly different organizations took control of workers' comp costs attributable to back injuries, resulting in savings of over $1 million per year. Learn how you are affected by recent workers' comp statutes (http://www. ilwcforum. com), effective July 2005, which established criminal penalties for all types of workers' comp fraud, including employee fraud, employer fraud, and medical provider fraud.
"The Illinois Workers' Comp Forum puts the entire Illinois workers' comp system under a microscope and shows organizations the strategies to protect their bottom line,” says Michael Fitton, Director of Marketing for Council. “It also offers the chance to interact with leading workers’ comp suppliers who will showcase innovative solutions and provide practical advice on controlling workers’ comp costs.”
The Second annual Illinois Workers’ Comp Forum will give Illinois employers (http://www. ilwcforum. com) straightforward answers from industry experts and will help employers devise a strategy to lower workers’ comp costs and enhance current programs. Presenters will include experts from the legal, insurance, administrative, and health care fields.
Presenters scheduled to appear include:
Senator Kwame Raoul
ILLINOIS SENATE
Dennis Ruth
Chairman, ILLINOIS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION
Christopher Gibbons
Shareholder, NYHAN, PFISTHER, BAMBRICK, KINZIE & LOWRY, P. C
Executive Secretary, ILLINOIS SELF-INSURERS ASSOC.
2007 Illinois Workers' Comp Forum Program Chair
Jay Dee Shattuck, CAE
President, SHATTUCK & ASSOCIATES CONSULTING, INC.
2007 Illinois Workers' Comp Forum Program Chair
The Illinois Workers' Comp Forum will create multiple opportunities to meet and network with industry experts and colleagues who also face challenging workers’ comp issues. Top Illinois organizations will provide proven tactics that have afforded them success with their workers’ comp programs.
For more information, visit http://www. ilwcforum. com (http://www. ilwcforum. com).
For over 30 years, Council has provided high-quality employment law, workers' comp, and HR training to human resource and other business professionals across the U. S. Over one million delegates have attended our programs to date! Our events provide innovative solutions to the workplace challenges you face every day, from FMLA compliance to managing an internal investigation, and everything in between.
Media Contact:
Mike Fitton
Phone: 704-561-0255
Mfitton - at - counciloned. com
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