the City's Workers' Compensation Third Party Administrator to manage claims.
  • Coordinate with Human Resources Department on claims processing and general administration.
  • Develop, update, and maintain City policies and procedures pertaining to injury and illness prevention, integration of leave types and employee benefits, modified/light duty, medical separations, and related matters.
  • Identify training needs and develop and implement effective training programs conforming to CAL/OSHA, ADA, FEHA, other applicable rules and regulations, and goals of the City for employees, management, departments, outside agencies and the public on safety and risk-related matters.
  • Maintain records of employee training on safety and risk-related matters.
  • Coordinate with Human Resources on the City's health and retirement benefits programs including disability retirements and industrial disability retirements.
  • Investigate employee injuries. Collect and analyze information on injuries, accidents and near accidents; recommend injury prevention programs and assist in implementation.
  • Develop procedures and methods to ensure City-wide conformance to California OSHA standards including record keeping, injury reporting and hazard identification correction.
  • Supervise the preparation, proper filing and completion of worker's compensation claims; monitors and advises departments regarding temporary transitional work assignments/return to work policies and procedures.
  • Monitor and manage FMLA, COBRA, and DOT testing compliance.
  • Facilitate the workplace safety committee comprised of City employees to develop recommendations to reduce employee injuries and address other health and safety related matters.
  • Risk Transfer / Contracts
    • Review contracts and leases regarding risk transfer including insurance, indemnification, hold harmless provisions, requirements for endorsements, and subrogation.
    • Work with the City Attorney's Office on any exemptions or complex risk transfer situations in contracts or agreements.
    • Review certificates of insurance and endorsements for adequacy. Ensure the tracking and monitoring of certificates of insurance for currency.
    • Provide assistance to support the development and administration of City contracts and agreements.
    • Provide training to departments, develop templates and procedures, and act as an information resource to departments on procurement and contracting issues.
  • Liability / Litigation
    • Provide oversight of liability claims through initiation to closure; review tort claims for legal sufficiency and sends to the Third Party Administrator; work with the Third Party Administrator during investigation of allegations; coordinates communications with claimant through the Third Party Administrator; interface with departments to collect information relevant to claim and provides that information to the Third Party Administrator; make recommendations for settlement, denial, or compromise of