MCLE Seminar
Wellness Programs for Law Firms: Increase Productivity, Decrease Absenteeism,
Reduce Health Care Costs
Wednesday, August 29, 2007 I Noon to 1:30 p.m.
(Registration and Lunch Buffet 11:45 a.m. – Noon)
Credit | Location | Overview | Agenda | Faculty | Registration
MCLE CREDIT
McDonough Holland & Allen PC is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider. This seminar is approved for 1.5 Participatory MCLE credits and will satisfy the 1-hour Substance Abuse prevention requirement.
LOCATION
McDonough Holland & Allen PC
555 Capitol Mall, 8th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 444-3900
OVERVIEW
The goals of reducing health care costs, increasing workforce productivity, and improving quality of life and longevity have Corporate America talking about and implementing Wellness Programs. The future of health care cost containment depends on employers' abilities to keep their employees at low risk for heart problems, diabetes, obesity, and other high-cost diseases. Returns on employer investments in Wellness Programs range from 100 to 1,000 percent! Margaret Sabin of Sutter Health Partners and MHA attorneys Marcia Augsburger and Julie Raney join local thought-leaders for a timely discussion on health promotion, disease prevention, and lurking legal issues.
AGENDA
11:45 a.m. – Noon
Registration and Lunch Buffet
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Introduction
- Sick employees = sick companies
- Well-nourished employees = healthy profit margins
- Overfed and undernourished employees = busy-ness, but not productivity
Why Should Law Firms Worry About Wellness?
- Wellness programs are good for business.
- Wellness programs are necessary to reduce health care costs.
- New legislation provides tax incentives for employers with Wellness programs.
- It's the right thing to do for lawyers and their staff.
How Can Wellness Programs Help Law Firms Handle the Prevention, Detection, and Treatment of Substance Abuse?
Should Law Firms Worry about Legal Issues?
FACULTY
 Marcia L. Augsburger
Shareholder
McDonough Holland & Allen PC
Marcia is the practice group leader of McDonough's Health Care group, as well as champion of the firm's Wellness Program. Her practice includes a broad range of complex civil litigation matters in both state and federal trial and appellate courts, with an emphasis on health care and class actions. Marcia represents both plaintiffs and defendants, providers and payers, in a variety of managed care, contract, and other business disputes.
 Margaret D. Sabin
CEO Sutter Health Partners; VP New Product Development, Sutter Health
Margaret heads Sutter Health Partners, a wellness program originally designed for the 43,000-strong workforce of Sutter Health and its affiliates. A leading voice in the United States on Wellness Programs, Margaret is a dynamic speaker on fitness, balance, and related subjects, and a certified fitness instructor who regularly teaches exercise classes. For the last two consecutive years, she was named one of the Bay Area's 100 Most Influential Women in Business by the San Francisco Business Times.
 Linda M. Hunter
Executive VP, Sacramento Employee Benefits Division, ABD Insurance and Financial Services
Prior to forming Total Benefit Solutions as the result of a 1995 merger with A.S. Benz and Associates, Linda was President of her own company, Compensation Planning Group, for ten years. She has been instrumental to clients for over thirty years in evaluating and implementing all aspects of employee benefits including Employee Assistance Programs, establishing annual Health Fairs, coordinating and communicating Flexible Benefits programs, advising on structure and implementation of Wellness programs and offering voluntary benefits such as Long Term Disability, Supplemental Life and Long Term Care.
 Julie Raney
Of Counsel
McDonough Holland & Allen PC
Julie is a member of McDonough's Labor and Employment Law team. Her practice focuses on providing employment advice to and defending private and public employers in all aspects of employment including discrimination, harassment, wage and hour issues, leave issues, discipline, hiring and termination. She also conducts investigations, drafts contracts, handbooks, and personnel rules, and provides in-house training to staff and supervisors.
 Scott Estrada
Nutrition Consultant, Owner, FitWorks
Scott is a certified nutritionist and also serves as a strength and condition/wellness lifestyle coach. He promotes a holistic perspective resulting in a body and mind with systems in sync, producing healthy cells, increased energy, restful sleep, improved flexibility, powerful immunity, efficient digestion, and a stronger physique.
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: August 22, 2007
Download Registration Form here.
Mail payment and registration to:
Marketing Department
McDonough Holland & Allen PC
555 Capitol Mall, 9th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814-4692
Fax to: Attn-Marketing Dept., (916) 444-8334
Walk-in: We accept walk-in registrations if space is still available. Contact to confirm: (916) 325-4554 or marketing@mhalaw.com
COST
$50 for first registrant / $30 each additional registrant from same law firm.
(subject to rescheduling if fewer than 20 participants are enrolled) |
