A few weeks ago one of my client’s employees was driving a fork lift and had an accident resulting in a potentially catastrophic injury and workers compensation claim. As my client began to research the claim, it appeared that the fork lift may have been improperly maintained and was in very poor working order. All of which was their clients responsibility. This situation may mean that the liability for the workers compensation accident, may be shared between the staffing company’s client and the insurer/ PEO for the staffing company.
This is a good example of Subrogation. The liability (and expense) associated with a workers compensation claim can be legally shared with another party– specifically the staffing company’s client.
Here is a link to an article that further explains how subrogation works, and why every staffing company should be aware of this when they speak to their insurance carriers and PEO’s about large work comp accidents.
http://www.athensadmin.com/athens-news/workers-compensation-subrogation/
Finally, please let me know if you need a FREE Workers Compensation quote. Contact us at www.StaffingCompSolutions.com
The workers compensation market is only getting worse for staffing companies with less than 150K in premium, and it is taking more time to find to an appropriate solution.
All the best
David Schek
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