Employment-related claims — combined with anti-government sentiments, COVID-19 impacts, and aggressive lawyers anxious to sue — are taking a toll. We’re addressing them and have enjoyed some successes! We’re also providing expert counsel regarding employee terminations, discipline, and other employee-relations issues. Our Employment Risk Management team includes three employment attorneys and three HR Specialists.
Our Pre-Loss Legal Services connects you with the appropriate CIS attorney for legal advice on issues that could turn into claims. This saves members money and time and includes:
Assistance with employee terminations, discipline, and employee-relations issues
Employment law expertise
Human Resource expertise
Dedicated Pre-Loss Legal hotline & email address
Because of the pandemic, regular training and webinars are more important than ever before. Hiring the right employee, managing performance and discipline, and making separation as smooth as possible are all steps with many pitfalls and roadblocks. Our experts are on hand to provide excellent training to alleviate possible issues.
Our nationally-recognized program helps you with your employment claims. Our Senior Human Resources Specialists can help whether it’s a consultation, training, policy review or some other need. H2R can help you with specific training on how to hire the right person the first time — plus how to keep them viable, productive and happy right through to retirement.
We’ve developed a wealth of programs, resources, webinars, templates, sample policies, and handbooks designed to help you reduce employment-related claims. You’ll find them in the H2R Toolbox and Risk Resource Library on our website, cisoregon.org, or via your CIS risk management consultant.
“We know your employees can be your biggest asset — or, sometimes, your biggest liability. Our seasoned attorneys and HR experts are here to help you navigate the treacherous waters of whatever employment-law situation you face.”
Tamara Russell, Deputy General Counsel
CIS has partnered with SAIF to provide proactive safety and return-to-work services for cities and counties. Some of the many benefits of joining the CIS Servicing Group include:
Free risk management services that focus on preventing claims
Support in getting injured workers back to work quickly and safely
Risk managers who understand and respond to the unique needs of cities and counties
A Rapid Care hotline to help get your injured worker timely care — while saving your employee time because the required (and tedious) 801 form is completed by our Rapid Care nurse over the phone.
Specialized support for public safety claims, including traumatic events
Deeper discounts with SAIF (for qualifying members) and discounts on other coverages with CIS.
The best claim is the one that never happens. With decades of experience, our Risk Management Consultants understand local government risk challenges — and know how to overcome them.
Armed with a full toolbox of knowledge, programs, services, and training, our expert consultants can provide:
Consultation for safety and loss control
Individualized risk management plans
Risk exposure assessments
Cybersecurity assessments
Physical inspections
Best Practice evaluations
Enterprise risk management training
Training assistance.
“Every one of our risk managers is invested in reducing risk. We’re here to keep your employees safe.”
Mark Jennings, Director of Risk Management
Our Public Safety Program provides expertise to law enforcement agencies and fire departments. Our risk management professionals have decades of experience and know the risks faced by your departments. We also have in-house legal counsel specializing in the defense of your claims. Other program highlights include:
Best practice review and assistance
Risk management review and advice
Employment-related risk management assistance
Assistance with claims involving law enforcement, corrections, or fire departments
Jail assessments
Public Safety policy and best practice reviews
Public Safety trainings
Lexipol and accreditation grants.
“Deep experience in all aspects of public safety means that we know what you face every day. We work with you to reduce liability and manage risk to keep everyone safe, so your agency is successful.”
Our online trainings can help you reduce risk and increase safe practices. We provide trainings and resources that give you and your employees' options. Some of our no-cost or low-cost training and resources include:
Instructor-led training conducted either on-site, at regional locations, or via webinar.
Comprehensive online learning system of 300 courses, all free to members, ranging from everyday office skills to elective courses; from specific training to mandatory certificate courses, with opportunities to enhance the training with your entity’s own resources.
Risk management library comprised of hundreds of resource articles, policy templates, and more.
“We want to make learning and training possible on your own time and when it is convenient for your employees. We know the value of learning new skills or honing existing ones — it reduces risk and keeps employees motivated!”
Tila Maceira-Klever, CIS Learning and Development Manager