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Myth of the Week – Older Workers Incur More Workers Compensation Claims Than Young Workers
Research offers more proof older workers don't drain comp coffers A recent NCCI study debunks the myth that older workers cause more workers compensation claims, and thus are more costly and less productive employees. As temporary staffing becomes an increasingly...
Why are my Comp rates increasing when I have had a Safe 2012?
Five reasons to partner with a PEO for work comp This is a great question that I hear a lot from staffing companies lately. Here are a few reasons that this could be happening to you: Insurance carriers are dropping their staffing business clients, and other carriers...
New Healthcare Laws Can Have a Positive Impact on Workers Compensation Rates
Another Good Reason To Consider Partnering with a PEO Successful staffing company owners have always been able to adjust their business models to continue to make a profit. With the new Healthcare laws starting in earnest in 12 months, our industry will have a new set...
How a PEO Can Help You Navigate the Legal Minefield After An Employee Makes a Workers Compensation Claim
When an employee makes a workers compensation claim, they become a protected class of employee. As a "protected" employee, your management decisions affecting that employee will be potentially put under a legal microscope by their representatives. PEO's have...
Work Comp Staffing Solutions Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary As The Premier PEO/Workers Compensation Consulting Service For Staffing Companies
Work Comp Staffing Solutions has succeeded in becoming the premier PEO/workers compensation consultant, exclusively servicing the staffing industry. After I sold my national staffing business where I used PEO services extensively throughout the country with my 60...
The Impact of “Sandy” on Workers Compensation Rates
As a former staffing company owner, I would look at my annual work comp rate increases and immediately think about my workers compensation claims and how they affected my rates. But rates reflect a combination of micro and macro events in our world. To be sure, my...
Why All PEO’s Are NOT Created Equal
Just like staffing companies, PEO's (Professional Employer Organizations) are not created equal. In the United States there are over 700 PEO's that manage about 90B of payroll. And while these numbers may give you the impression that there are many PEO's with...
Why You Should Consider a PEO for Your Work Compensation Coverage If You Are Using the State Fund
Workers Compensation State Funds are often called the "Insurance of last resort". Since all employers need workers compensation by law, each State has set up a State Fund or Pool that has to accept all employers--no matter their risk profile or insurance loss history....
American Staffing Association Conference Takeaway
Last week I attended the American Staffing Association Conference. There was a wonderful key note presentation by Jim Collins http://www.jimcollins.com/about-jim.html about how to successfully manage in these dynamic economic times. I found this topic very germane to...
China Needs Workers Compensation Reform– to say the least
Last year alone, there were 76,000 on the job deaths reported in China. This is over 2000% higher than in the US. And while the company Foxcom/Apple has been in the news recently for the rioting of their disgruntled Chinese employees, many other employees in...
Work Comp Staffing Solutions chosen as the exclusively endorsed PEO broker for the United States Staffing Association (U.S.S.A.)
Breaking News: Work Comp Staffing Solutions chosen as the exclusively endorsed PEO broker for the United States Staffing Association (U.S.S.A.) Work Comp Staffing Solutions is proud to be a partner with the U.S.S.A. as the exclusive PEO provider for the staffing...
See you at the ASA Conference – There is a lot to talk about
Work Comp Staffing Solutions will be busy discussing workers compensation challenges and solutions with staffing firm owners while providing a complimentary meal at the Venetian’s many fine restaurants during the conference. Take advantage of our 30 years of staffing...