WAPRIMA

2010 Legislative Update and Public Records Management in Washington State – The Basics.

Quarterly Chapter Meeting

June 17, 2010

Embassy Suites, Tukwila, WA

8:30 – 9:00          Registration & Coffee Service

9:00 – 9:30          Welcome, Introductions, Treasurer’s Report

9:30 – 10:30        Legislative Update by Candice Brock, AWC

10:30 – 10:45      Break

10:45 – 12:00      Records Retention Requirements by Washington State Archives

12:00 – 1:00         Lunch Buffet & Dessert in the Atrium

QUARTERLY CHAPTER MEETING

March 18, 2010

Embassy Suites, Tukwila, WA

A G E N D A

8:30 – 9:00         Registration & Coffee Service

9:00  – 9:30       Welcome, Introductions, Treasurer’s Report

9:30 – 10:30     Contractual Liability, Part I – Eric Larson, WCIA Deputy Director

10:30 – 10:45     Break

10:45 – 12:00     Contractual Liability, Part II – Paul M. Bintinger, Senior Port Counsel

12:00 – 1:00      Lunch Buffet & Dessert in the Atrium

8:30am – 1:00pm at Embassy Suites, Tukwila, WA

8:30am – 9:00am – Registration and coffee service

9:00am – 9:30am – Welcome, Introductions, Treasurer’s Report, and 2010 Chapter Elections, and Raffle

9:30am – 10:30am -

Mitch Barker, Director – Office of the State Insurance Commissioner Special Investigations Unit.  Discussion will be on State’s process and objectives in investigating fraud committed against insurers.

10:30am – 10:45am – Break

10:45am – 12:00pm -

Doric Olson, Fraud Detection/Operations Manager, Department of Labor and Industries.  Discussion will be on how the State provides support for employers who suspect fraud from injured workers.

12:00pm – 1:00pm – Lunch Buffet & Dessert in the Atrium

8:30am – 1:00pm at Embassy Suites, Tukwila, WA

8:30am-9:00am – Registration and coffee service.

9:00am-9:15am – Welcome, introductions & Treasurer’s report.

9:15am-10:15am – Part I “Aging Workforce” by Gordon Coffey.

Gordon Coffey is President of Specialty Safety Services, Inc. Mr. Coffey will be addressing some of the issues that arise as a workforce ages. Learn some strategies that will begin to make your organization more age friendly.

10:15am-10:30am – Break.

10:30am-12:00pm – Part II “Aging Workforce” by Gordon Coffey.

12:00pm – 1:00pm – Buffet lunch & dessert in atrium.

8:30am – 1:00pm at Embassy Suites, Tukwila, WA

AGENDA

8:30-9:00am – Registration & beverage service

9:00-9:45am – Welcome & introductions; Treasurer’s Report; Voting for new Officers and Board Members

9:45-10:45am – 2008 ADA Reasonable Accommodations Update

10:45-11:00am – Break

11:00-12:00pm – FEMA Update – “The Stafford Act”

12:00-1:00pm – Lunch

8:30am – 1:00pm, Embassy Suites, Tukwila, WA.

Michael Tardif of  Freimund, Jackson & Tardif, LLP – Maria Tegman v Accident & Medical Investigations – Analysis and Practical Application for the Public Risk Management Professional.

The presentation at the quarterly meeting will be on Tegman v. Accident and Medical Investigations (2003). Tegman substantially altered prior law by holding that the intentional conduct of defendants must be “segregated” from the negligent conduct of co-defendants. The result is that there is no joint and several liability for intentional conduct. This is very important to government defendants in deep pocket cases in which they are often co-defendants with criminals, abusers, reckless drivers, and other similar intentional actors.

The presentation will explain the traditional doctrine of joint and several liability in Washington, and how that doctrine was changed by the tort reform acts of 1981 and 1986. The presentation will then explain the complicated history of the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the 1981 and 1986 acts, and how the Supreme Court eventually reached the interpretation in Tegman. There will be a hypothetical that shows graphically how the application of Tegman reduces verdict and settlement values in the typical intentional conduct case. Finally, the presentation will discuss the reasons that trial courts have been reluctant to apply Tegman correctly and will provide guidance to government defendants on how to overcome resistance to the application of Tegman.

Tammy Fellin, Municipal Policy Associate, Association of Washington Cities will provide the Washington State Legislative update.