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Thank You for Making 2017 Work Comp Staffing Solutions’s Most Successful Year Yet
Work Comp Staffing Solutions is very appreciative of all the staffing companies that have used our services to find lower priced workers compensation solutions in 2017. Our sales increased by over 50% this past year, and it is all because of our valued staffing...
Is Workers’ Compensation Insurance Required For Staffing Businesses in All States?
For the majority of staffing companies, the answer is YES. Most staffing companies are required to have workers' comp, no matter the number of employees. Workers' compensation is governed by state. Meaning, many aspects of workers' comp requirements will vary from...
Don’t Be a Turkey When It Comes To Selecting Your Work Comp Agent
I find many staffing companies turn to their General Liability agent for their workers compensation solution. Unfortunately, most G/L Agents do not know staffing work comp insurance very well, and often propose a State Fund solution for their staffing client. While...
Who Knew Workers Compensation Was So Complicated?
After more than 28 years of helping staffing company owners evaluate all their workers compensation options, I find many are unaware of the multitude of options that can save them money, and make their back office operations more streamlined. For example, sometimes...
Halloween Can Be a Workers’ Comp Nightmare
Employers beware. Those Halloween costumes, haunted houses, and themed Halloween workplaces can be work accidents waiting to happen. To be liable, the injury must have occurred on an employer's premises and contain a degree of employer sponsorship. Case in point: an...
How Fun Was Your Last Work Comp Audit?
Some staffing companies compare a work comp audit from the State Fund like going to the dentist for a check-up, and walking out of the office 12 hours later feeling like they just had a root canal. Work Comp Staffing Solutions has all options of workers' compensation...
Work Comp Staffing Solutions Has Been Busy This Summer Signing Up New Clients
Pamela P. in Ca.- uses a Work Comp Staffing Solutions Employer of Record and Payroll Funding Solution for her traveling nurse business. "working with David was great. Very responsive and knows the staffing industry inside and out." Mike B. in Ga. uses a Work Comp...
Employers Under-report Work Injuries : BLS
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that the number of workplace injuries provided by employers is "grossly" underreported, according to the most recent data. The numbers reported as of 2015 were 3 million injuries, which the BLS says is way too low. Until new data...
States Cracking Down on Opioids
The Workers' Compensation Research Institute found that out of 25 states in 2016, 55% to 85% of injured workers who missed more than seven days of work were prescribed an opioid prescription for pain. The more frequent prescriptions are given out, the more likely an...
Work Comp Staffing Solutions Has Been Busy This Summer Signing Up New Clients…..
1. Pamela P. in Ca.- uses a Work Comp Staffing Solutions Employer of Record and Payroll Funding Solution for her travelling nurse business. "working with David was great. Very responsive and knows the staffing industry inside and out." 2. Mike B. in Ga. uses a Work...
Want to Stand Out: Strive for the Mark of Safety Excellence
Safety comes first with any employer and staffing firms should say it proud with a Safety Standard of Excellence mark of the American Staffing Association (ASA). A safe workplace not only attracts more workers, but keeps work injuries down. To find out more, go to...
Staffing Firms: Track Overtime and Classcodes
A staffing firm in New Bedford, New Jersey was forced to settle a class action suit after it was alleged it had an employee working at two different locations but didn't pay overtime. The company admitted no wrong doing but ended up paying $42,000 to settle. In this...