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Training Employees To Lift Objects Correctly Can Reduce Workers Compensation Claims
Did you know that most work comp injuries related to lifting objects are the result of incorrect methodologies used in the lifting process- and not directly related to the weight of the object? That's right, in many work comp studies, it has been found that heavy...
Are You Using a Specialized Workers Compensation Agent?
Workers Compensation Insurance for staffing companies is a highly specialized area of the insurance market. There are few Agents and brokers who have both hands on experience in the staffing business, and are also steeped in workers compensation options and...
Stretching During Breaks Can Reduce Work Comp Claims
Stretching by your employees before a job and during breaks, can be an excellent way to prevent workers compensation injuries and claims. There are studies that demonstrate that employees that stretch, and do a little exercise before a shift, tend to be more alert and...
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PEO Programs Can Help Reduce Your Unemployment Rates
Many staffing companies simply think of PEO's (Professional Employer Organizations) as payroll firms that offer lower cost workers compensation programs. But in addition to this benefit, PEO's can provide lower unemployment rates too. PEO's serve as the "employer of...
How An ASO Can Improve Your Worker’s Compensation Management
An ASO (Administrative Service Organization) handles all the payroll related matters like a contracted payroll company (think ADP or Paychex) PLUS most of the workers compensation issues that arise in a staffing company. An ASO can significantly streamline your back...
Do You Have A Workers Compensation SWAT Team?
Reducing workers compensation rates depends on developing a great relationship with your Workers Compensation "SWAT Team." Your SWAT Team should include your Agent or Broker, the carriers accident investigation manager, and your internal workers compensation manager....
Best Place for Work Compensation Connections
Now that Fall is just around the corner and staffing owners are anticipating their workers compensation needs for 2012, I am asked by many staffing companies where is the best place to easily check out a variety of workers compensation options. My answer sometimes...
Workplace Fatalities and Workers Compensation Rates
It is true that the increase in your Workers Comp rates following an employee's death, are often less than when an employee experiences a non fatal but very serious workers compensation injury. Though still, an employees death will significantly impact your future...
Why Identifying Witnesses For The First Injury Report Is So Important
Have you ever talked to people who saw a traffic accident and they all had slightly different versions of what happened, and who may have been at fault during the accident? Usually a good accident investigator will want to talk to as many witnesses as possible and...
Can You Ask Applicants About Their Workers Compensation History?
The short answer is no. It is not legal to ask specific questions about an applicants health history, unless it pertains directly to the applicants ability to perform a certain job. Having said this, as an employer who is trying to keep their Workers Compensation...
A Workers Compensation Claim can be a TEAM Building Experience
Sometimes a workers compensation claim can evoke a mixture of feelings from the staffing company owner. First of course as a human being, you feel sympathy for the injured worker and want to do everything possible to see the worker gets the right medical care....