INDING
THE WAY — PEF Region 5 members Brenda Andreassen, Donna Moffit, Jim Moffit
and Debbi Lombardo learn how to help injured members get Workers’ Comp
benefits at Navigator training held in Binghamton in June. — Photo by Cathy
KozlowskiPEF trains 87 to sail rough seas of workers’ comp
Thanks to the support of PEF Membership Benefits, PEF trained 87 members in June to be Workers’ Compensation Navigators, who can help injured PEF members understand the workers’ compensation system and their legal and contractual rights, receive the proper benefits and avoid bureaucratic delays in recovering and returning to work.
Members from Regions 8, 9 and 10 were trained in Fishkill, and members from Regions 2, 4, 5 and 6, received the training in Binghamton.
In conjunction with the NYS AFL-CIO, the PEF Health and Safety Department has provided Workers’ Compensation Navigator training to more than 287 PEF activists since 1999.
The training was presented by a panel of experts including members of the PEF Article 13 (Workers’ Compensation) Committee, NYS Insurance Fund, occupational physicians, lawyers, PEF leaders and staff.
“Participants were enthusiastic about bringing the program back to their worksites to help their fellow PEF members at a time of injury and stress,” said PEF Health and Safety Chair Kathy D’Arminio. “Many of them asked for advanced training.
“PEF’s Article 13 Committee, and Health and Safety Committee and department would like to thank the Membership Benefits Fund trustees for supporting this valuable training for PEF members,” D’Arminio continued. “Their support is having a positive effect on injured PEF members throughout the state.”
For Navigator help or more information, call 1-800-342-4306, ext.254. — Sherry Halbrook