by David Schek | Jan 29, 2014 | News, Staffing Company, Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
One of my clients recently mentioned that his workers compensation rates were significantly increasing because of an employee that experienced a major job related accident while texting on a staffing assignment.
Given that nearly everyone has a cell phone these days, I wondered how many of my clients had a specific policy about cell phone usage while on the temporary assignment?
I asked 15 of my clients and found out only a few had included any information in their employee orientation packages or really emphasized this issue with their staff.
Below is a link to an article that may help you formulate a company policy about cell phone usage on the job; and how best to communicate best safety practices to your temporary employee staff.
— http://www.legalzoom.com/assets/legalforms/LegalZoom%20Cell%20Phone%20Usage%20Policy.pdf
With workers compensation becoming more expensive and more difficult to secure and maintain, ALL staffing company owners need to work with their employees to create the safest working environment. By staying current with on the job safety guidelines, you will protect your employees and keep your comp rates as low as possible. .
Remember when you need a workers compensation quote for 2014, please feel free to contact Work Comp Staffing Solutions at www.StaffingCompSolutions.com or directly at davidstaffing@gmail.com
All the best
David Schek
President
StaffingCompSolutions.com
American Staffing Association Member
California Staffing Association Member
Exclusive PEO Broker for the United States Staffing Association
StaffingCompSolutions.com—- Workers Compensation Specialists and Staffing Business Consultants For Over 20 Years.
by David Schek | Jan 27, 2014 | Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Staffing Company, Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
As more and more staffing companies use a PEO to reduce their soaring workers compensation insurance rates, it is important that they thoroughly review the PEO’s credentials with an experienced staffing PEO broker.
Here are some simple guidelines to follow with your staffing-PEO broker.
- Make sure the PEO is reputable and a legally insured PEO.
- Confirm the authenticity of the PEO’s certificate of insurance.
- Find out what services the PEO will offer. Meet the people who provide the services.
- Check the company’s references. Make sure they are paying payroll taxes.
- Determine if the company is a member of the National Association of
Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO.)
- How does the PEO cover ACA benefits? Is it licensed in particular states? – Are they self insured? – Who is their carrier?
- Review your liability in the service agreement.
Work Comp Staffing Solutions specializes in PEO’s that work with staffing companies. This is a rarity these days– especially PEO’s willing to underwrite light industrial codes. Work Comp Staffing Solutions vets and screens all its’ PEO partners using these guidelines. As a result, we work with very reputable and experienced PEO’s that can easily pass the strictest due diligence process. For a free quote, please feel free to contact us at davidstaffing@gmail.com and visit us at www.StaffingCompSolutions.com
All the best
David Schek
President
StaffingCompSolutions.com
American Staffing Association Member
California Staffing Association Member
Exclusive PEO Broker for the United States Staffing Association
StaffingCompSolutions.com—- Workers Compensation Specialists and Staffing Business Consultants For Over 20 Years.
by David Schek | Jan 22, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Consulting Services, News, Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Staffing Company
Many staffing companies that are in the assigned risk or state workers compensation pools are finding that their 2014 premiums are making business much less profitable. They are searching for solutions and new business models so they can still eek out a profit this year, or even stay in business. Especially, since the governmental regulations for the new health care law (ACA) may significantly add to staffing companies administration costs.
I speak to dozens of frustrated staffing company owners each month about these issues. An increasing popular solution to decrease workers compensation costs and address the ACA liabilities, is using a Professional Employer Organization (PEO.)
Please feel free to contact me at davidstaffing@gmail.com or www.StaffingCompSolutions.com to obtain a quote to determine if partnering with a Professional Employer Organization can save you money in your workers compensation and administrative areas.
I used a PEO in my staffing company for many years and it saved thousands of dollars each year.
I look forward to saving you money in 2014.
David Schek
President
StaffingCompSolutions.com
American Staffing Association Member
California Staffing Association Member
Exclusive PEO Broker for the United States Staffing Association
Work Comp Staffing Solutions.com—- Workers Compensation Specialists and Staffing Business Consultants For Over 20 Years.
by David Schek | Jan 20, 2014 | Staffing Company, Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
Many of my staffing clients are frustrated when they tell me that THEIR clients do not feel responsible when a temporary employee gets hurt at their location. But according to very specific guidelines from OSHA, THEIR client certainly bares some of the responsibility in this situation. This is a fact that is unfortunately lost on many of their clients. As a result, some staffing client companies do not always make sure that the temporary workers perform their jobs in a safe environment.
Here is great page of information from the OSHA web site that explains your clients responsibilities when they utilize your temporary staffing service. This information may be very useful to include in your client orientation material.
https://www.osha.gov/temp_workers/
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Please feel free to contact me at davidstaffing@gmail.com or www.StaffingCompSolutions.com to talk about workers compensation solutions in all 50 States. As State Funds are regularly raising rates and private carriers are dropping coverage for staffing companies, more and more staffing companies are turning to the few specialized brokers, like Work Comp Staffing Solutions, who work exclusively with staffing firms to find them the right solution.
All the best
David Schek
President
StaffingCompSolutions.com
American Staffing Association Member
California Staffing Association Member
Exclusive PEO Broker for the United States Staffing Association
StaffingCompSolutions.com—- Workers Compensation Specialists and Staffing Business Consultants For Over 20 Years.
by David Schek | Jan 13, 2014 | Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Staffing Company
Dependable Business Solutions, a Work Comp Staffing Solutions client, talks about their PEO relationship.
“We use a Professional Employer Organization (PEO ) for all of our back office needs, at first we only thought of our PEO as a great payroll and workers comp processer, but as we needed more things for government contracting we have added so much more. We now have all of our business insurance with our PEO from workers comp, general liability, professional liability, auto, crime and performance bonding. We always go to our PEO first for anything that we need for any contract and we have found that not only do our PEO offer the services but they have been 20 to 30% lower in price. The level of service and the low cost is unmatched in the industry. Our PEO has a group of professionals that are always ready to help and usually can get me answers within a few hours. I can get quotes on deals that I’m trying to make with clients that are very competitive and protect us to the maximum. We now have all of our business insurances, back ground screening, drug screening, employee hand books and benefits with our PEO.
All does things have helped us to maintain a strong and competitive stand in our industry nationwide but to tell you the truth the most important thing that we like about using a PEO is that they became duel employer with us and took the responsibility of making sure that we are always in compliance with the current and changing employment laws. Finally, NO MORE WORKERS COMP AUDITS or down payments every year.
The only thing I wish I would have done differently is that I would have joined them 17 years ago when we first opened our doors.”
Contact Information:
DBS A RECRUITING PROCESS OUTSOURCING FIRM
Rafael Martinez
Chief Executive Officer
Dependable Business Solutions, LLC (DBS)
1410 Guadalupe Street Suite 115 San Antonio, Texas 78207
1115 Summit Ave Union City, NJ 07087
Office: (855) 468-6327
Fax: (855) 247-3070
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Please feel free to call Rafael Martinez, to ask him about his PEO experiences or contact me at Work Comp Staffing Solutions for a PEO quote at davidstaffing@gmail.com and www.StaffingCompSolutions.com
All the best
David Schek
President
StaffingCompSolutions.com
American Staffing Association Member
California Staffing Association Member
Exclusive PEO Broker for the United States Staffing Association
StaffingCompSolutions.com—- Workers Compensation Specialists and Staffing Business Consultants For Over 20 Years.
