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COVID Staffing Update
Below is a link to a new White Paper about Covid and the staffing industry, that includes important new info to review and consider as you execute "best safety practices" this year. This information will help you keep your employees safe, and your work comp rates as...
Can An Employer Require an Employee To Get a COVID-19 Vaccine To Go To Work?
Given the latest good news about the vaccine, the US will start receiving this medicine in the next few weeks. This question is currently being debated in various governmental agencies. Here is a link that discusses some of the complexities of this issue.
Lower Work Comp Rates Can Help Your Profits During Covid
Here are some new LeastStaff “Work Comp Staffing Solution” clients that were seeking ways to lower comp costs to maintain profits
Do You Want To Know Amazon Warehouse’s Work Comp Injury Rates?
Amazon hires many contract workers during the holiday season. That can be great news for your staffing firm if you are an Amazon staffing partner.
How To Choose The Best Staffing Work Comp Broker
Here is a short 90 second video that should help you as you shop for the right staffing work comp broker for your staffing firm.
What To Look For In Your Broker
One of the reasons I became a Work Comp Broker 15 years ago (after owning a nationwide staffing co for 16 years,) was because I found so many G/L and P/L agents, despite their best intentions, did not have a thorough knowledge of the staffing industry and the various...
Are Critical Workers Permitted To Continue Working After Being Exposed to COVID?
We are often asked by our staffing work comp solution clients this question. According to OSHA, "To ensure continuity of operations of essential functions, CDC advises that critical infrastructure workers may be permitted to continue work following potential exposure...
Can Robots Decrease Your Work Comp Costs?
The short answer is "maybe." AI researchers and clinicians are in the early stages of developing testing and rehab measurement tools that can help encourage some workers to get back to their jobs in less time. Researchers reported that robots with machine learning...
Work Comp Rates May Be Heading Much Higher in 2021
We are getting more and more questions about where work comp rates are heading in 2021 as a result of the pandemic. A handful of states, including California and New York, have introduced bills requiring compensation for first responders, health care workers or what...
How to Test Employees for COVID-19
Work Comp Staffing Solutions's clients employees are slowly being called back to work. Now though, our hundreds of workers compensation solution staffing clients are often required to test the employees for the virus at their clients sites. Here is a link to a great...
State Funds – Your Best Bet For COVID-19 High Risk Positions
Lately we have found that many carriers are electing not to provide work comp coverage for staffing/contract positions related to the COVID -19. These positions typically include (direct and indirect exposures) related to: Medical personnel in hospitals and clinics....
Are Work Comp Claims Related To COVID -19 Compensable Under Work Comp Laws?
We are getting asked this question often now- which is certainly understandable. Here is what one of our main work comp solution carriers told us: Any claims made for COVID-19 (aka coronavirus) will have to be considered based on their specific circumstances and the jurisdictional statutes and case law for communicable or infectious diseases.