by David Schek | Apr 14, 2016 | Professional Employer Organization (PEO)
Getting injured workers back is the primary goal of all employers, but that process starts during the claims process. A good start is to stop treating injured workers as claimants and more like customers who need to get their bodies and minds fully functioning again. Workers’ comp experts even suggest to stop using the term claimant, but people who need medical care, just like in a doctor’s office.
The focus should be on the injured worker and not on employer costs. The point of evidence-based medicine, including medication isn’t just to protect the bottom line, but to improve outcomes for injured workers. It’s never the intention of claims adjusters to be adversaries. Over 90% are getting the job done. But for serious injuries, timely medical care, follow-up, and personal interaction are the best medicine.
Your workers’ comp carrier including a professional employer organization (PEO) can help you improve claims customer service. Work Comp Staffing Solutions can help introduce you to the best PEO’s and other work comp solutions.
Visit our web site at www.StaffingCompSolutions.com, call us at 202-302-1212, or email us at david@StaffingCompSolutions.com for more information about all our staffing and workers’ comp offerings.
Sincerely
David Schek
President
StaffingCompSolutions.com
by David Schek | Apr 7, 2016 | Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Tips
You can tell a lot about your employees based on what they post on their social media pages. These include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and any number of other sites that have come on-line. This is a crucial part of information gathering during a workers’ comp claim investigation. Not only can it confirm if an employee was actually injured at work, but it can determine how severe their work injuries are.
People don’t realize that the information is public and can be seen by everybody. For those few who try to commit fraud, social media can be their undoing. The most common indication of fraud is the injured worker who can’t work due to limited mobility, but posts a photo of himself on Facebook kickboxing.
Make social media a part of your surveillance toolkit. Your workers’ comp carrier including a professional employer organization (PEO) can help you maximize the use of social media. Work Comp Staffing Solutions can help introduce you to the best PEO’s and work comp specialists.
Visit our web site at www.StaffingCompSolutions.com, call us at 202-302-1212, or email us at david@StaffingCompSolutions.com for more information about all our staffing and workers’ comp offerings.
Sincerely
David Schek
President
StaffingCompSolutions.com
by David Schek | Mar 24, 2016 | Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
The best way to hasten the recovery of a work injury is to get an injured worker back to work as soon as possible. Light duty assignments can achieve this goal for a staffing company while minimizing temporary disability payments.
Make sure your light duty policy is clearly stated in your employee materials. Make it clear that if you have a position available and offer it to the employee, if they don’t take it, benefits and future employment may be affected. Employees also need to understand that the position isn’t available indefinitely. They will be expected, if able, to return to full or modified work.
If you don’t currently have a light duty policy program, your workers’ comp carrier including a professional employer organization (PEO) can help you put one in place that keeps injured workers productive and saves costs. Work Comp Staffing Solutions can help introduce you to the best PEO’s and work comp specialists.
Contact us or visit our web site at www.StaffingCompSolutions.com for more information about our staffing workers compensation services.
by David Schek | Mar 15, 2016 | Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Staffing Company
It is an unfortunate consequence of many injuries that pain medication, sleeping pills and even anti-depressants are prescribed to get injured workers back on the job. Frequently, these drugs are prescribed simultaneously and, in the case of opioids, can be over-prescribed. It’s becoming bad enough that a California court ruled that an overdose death caused by medications prescribed for a work injury was compensable. California tends to set the trend.
The staffing industry is no exception to this problem, especially in jobs where serious and lingering injuries are common. Any workers’ comp program you use including professional employer organizations (PEOs) should emphasize evidence-based medicine for pharmacy and alternative methods to pain treatment to avoid dependence and life threatening combinations.
Contact us or visit our web site at www.StaffingCompSolutions.com for more information about our staffing workers compensation services.
by David Schek | Mar 3, 2016 | Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
Part of the national discussion surrounding workers’ comp is the number of states allowing employers to “opt out” of the state’s workers’ comp system. A court recently declared Oklahoma’s opt out unconstitutional, citing disparate treatment of injured workers. While this option provides employers with more flexibility, the rates are very low. Another opt-out state is Texas, a huge market where the low rates attract many employers. As a result, small employers including staffing firms, don’t have the incentive to purchase the comprehensive coverage that meets their unique needs.
The Oklahoma case may portend the demise of this option. Nonetheless, with myriad class codes and varying risks, staffing firms need programs, such as professional employer organizations to provide them with more than just the minimum coverage. Work Comp Staffing Solutions can help introduce you to the best PEO’s and work comp specialists.
Contact us or visit our web site at www.StaffingCompSolutions.com for more information about our staffing workers compensation services.
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