january, 2011
*Rescheduled to: Wednesday, February 16, 2011.*
Worker's Compensation Navigator Workshop
Training and Strategic Planning to Help Injured Workers in the California Workers' Compensation System
Injured workers continue to face major problems. Many don’t receive adequate medical care or other benefits and are threatened with job loss. The Labor Occupational Health Program at UC Berkeley seeks labor and community activists to learn to be Workers’ Compensation Navigators.
We invite you to participate in this Workers’ Compensation Navigator workshop, which covers all major aspects of the California workers’ compensation system, resources in the community, and strategies for protecting workers’ rights.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Elihu M. Harris State Building
1515 Clay Street, Room 11
Oakland, CA 94612
*Registration Deadline: Wednesday, February 2, 2011.
What we need from you:
Participation: Send 1-3 persons from your organization who are committed to helping injured workers and finding long-term solutions for improving their rights and using available resources.
Contact us: Sign up now! Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact us to make sure space is still available.
Commitment: Complete, sign, and send the attached letter of commitment to enroll.
Fee to cover materials & meals: $35 fee - includes lunch. $25 fee - does not including lunch - please plan on bringing your own lunch if you choose this option. Due to a shortened schedule, there will not be enough time to leave the workshop to purchase lunch. Make check payable to “UC Regents.” (There are some scholarships available; call for more information.)
Download the flier and letter of commitment.
This workshop is a joint endeavor of the Labor Occupational Health Program at UC Berkeley (www.lohp.org) and the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO (www.calaborfed.org).
To enroll, contact Linda Lee at (510) 643-8087, or via e-mail at lzlee@berkeley.edu.
Questions? Contact Juliann Sum, Navigator Project Director at (510) 643-7593, or via email at jsum@berkeley.edu.