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Spaniards Give Their Workers Compensation System A Hand
This vignette about workers compensation insurance and unemployment fraud in Spain is almost too unbelievable. Below is the link to the article that will make you cringe, laugh, and cry — almost all at the same time – So if you think the US workers compensation system has its problems, just be grateful you are not an employer in Spain.
Here are 68M Reasons most Staffing Companies should leave State Funds
Here is a link detailing the 68M in humongous bonuses that California State Fund Managers and Executives are receiving while approving huge rate increases to customers and running the fund into the ground.
What is an Administrative Service Organization or ASO, and why an ASO may be right for your staffing company?
Sometimes staffing companies can only get workers compensation through the State Funds. Both private carriers and Professional Employer Organizations (PEO’s) may not be willing to provide workers compensation coverage.
Affordable Care Act — What’s Your Game Plan?
Today there are many staffing experts offering options about how to minimize your cost exposure under the ACA. Most of these experts agree that after January 1, 2013, the US labor market, and in particular the staffing industry will be very different. Maybe good and...
Work Comp Staffing Solutions Helped 6 More Staffing Companies in March Partner With PEO’s
March was a very busy month for Work Comp Staffing Solutions. We helped 6 diverse staffing companies partner with Professional Employer Organizations (PEO's.) Success #1. 2M staffing company in Maryland had been cancelled by their current carrier and needed...
NFL Workers Compensation Insurance Lawsuits Consolidated in California
I Would Hate to See The NFL's Workers Compensation Rates After This Lawsuit...... California law allows NFL players to make a claim in California if they have played at least one game in the state. The plaintiffs argue that the arbitration award violates California...
Reduce Your Workers Compensation Insurance Costs by Effectively Using Light Duty Assignments With Your Injured Employees.
When I owned my own multi state, 15K+ employee staffing company for 16 years, I often had discussions with my Professional Employer Organization (PEO) workers compensation risk management specialist about how I could control my workers compensation insurance costs....
21M Reasons Why One Company Should Have Used a Professional Employer Organization
While it is hard to generalize from one legal case, this one may help you to understand why partnering with a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) can save you time and money. A Customer Service representative sued her employer after she was fired for having...
Memo to Staffing Client: “Help, my costs are going up”
I speak to dozens of staffing company owners each month. All size companies and all niches. Almost all of them are seeing their payroll costs increasing and are not sure what to do about them. There are 3 reasons that this is happening now: Increased healthcare...
Feeling the HEAT in February
Last weeks blog generated ALOT of feedback from staffing owners who could relate to the additional pressure or "HEAT" they feel these days about workers compensation insurance. One of the staffing owners said, "Everyday I feel like I am one accident away from losing...
Report from the Front Lines – Staffing Companies Search For Workers Compensation Insurance
Since the first of the year, I have spoken with about 30 staffing owners concerning their workers compensation insurance. After reviewing my notes, I find these calls can be categorized into 3 areas. 1. Panicked staffing owner -- Their Agent assumed workers...
The World History of Workers Compensation Insurance
Did you think that the workers compensation insurance system was started in the United States? Or did you think it was started in the early twentieth century? You would be wrong on both accounts. The earliest record of workers compensation insurance dates back to ...