by David Schek | Jun 30, 2016 | Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
Whether it’s a gym membership or a smoking cessation class, many employers are designing wellness programs to boost their employees’ health. A healthy employee is likely to be more productive and is less prone to illness or serious injury. For staffing firms, how the program is designed is the key to its success.
An employer should instill a culture of wellness that encourages employees to get healthy and stay healthy. Simply subsidizing a gym membership or handing out gift certificates for reaching weight goals, does not ensure long-term health. A workplace designed around fitness such as flexible hours for working out, encouraging walking or riding a bike to work, and offering healthful lunch options, can achieve long-term results.
A PEO can work with your company to design an effective wellness program that also meets all the regulatory requirements including Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and relevant state laws. It’s worth noting that in some states, an employer sponsored wellness program, such as a gym membership, could mean you’re on the hook if an employee is injured while participating.
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 | Jun 16, 2016 | Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
Confusing and numerous state and federal regulations are a surefire way to spend valuable time trying to figure out how your staffing company should comply with all these rules.
Workers compensation and discrimination laws can trip up a staffing company in our very litigious country/work environment, causing a staffing owner to spend valuable time and financial resources cleaning up legal messes that a client creates with one of your temp employees. If your client discriminates against one of your temporary employees, your staffing firm is also potentially liable, unless you use a PEO.
Workers’ comp also differs from state to state and can create a jam if you have temporary employees in multiple states. Many direct carrier policies and ALL State Fund policies will not allow you to expand into other states to better service your large clients. Our PEO’s service 48 States. It’s also worth noting that some cities and counties have their own rules, in particular, reporting requirements for wages. This makes it even more confusing to the staffing owner who wants to stay in compliance with all the labor laws
Professional Employer Organizations can unravel the tangled web of workers’ compensation laws, IRS requirements and EEOC guidance, protecting staffing firms against actions by their clients.
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 | Jun 9, 2016 | Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
In December the Department of Labor will finalize the new rules on overtime pay. Specifically, the new rule would double the amount salaried employees make to qualify for overtime from $23,660 to $47,476 annually. The rule also builds in a mechanism to update salary and compensation levels every three years starting in 2020. In addition to increasing costs for staffing companies, these new rules will create new bookkeeping challenges for you and your clients. These are only a few of the rules in this regulation (see overview below). And true to form, there are plenty of pitfalls that could easily trap employers if not correctly implemented.
https://www.dol.gov/sites/default/files/overtime-overview.pdf
This presents an opportunity re-evaluate your overtime policies. This includes looking at all your exempt positions and possibly increasing salaries, where feasible, to get above the new threshold. You can also review and limit permissible overtime. It’s also worth considering that your clients might use more part time help, so a marketing campaign geared towards this new rule may be very effective.
The changes are complicated and failure to apply them properly could lead to fines and penalties. If you’re considering restructuring your overtime policy lessen the impact of the rules, a professional employer organization (PEO) can help overhaul your policies to guarantee that any changes you make comply with the overtime rules.
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 workers’ compensation and administration payroll solutions.
Sincerely
David Schek
President
StaffingCompSolutions.com
by David Schek | May 26, 2016 | Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
Litigation against employers has spiked within the last 20 years, and it will likely get worse as expanding labor regulations give employees more tools with which to sue. Discrimination suits connected to wrongful termination drive litigation costs frequently to the detriment of employees. As the article below explains, with so much being paid to lawyers, there is less money available for wages and benefits.
https://www.dol.gov/_sec/media/reports/dunlop/section4.htm
For staffing firms, this is money out the door. It doesn’t even include the cost of workers’ comp claims, which also must be litigated by defense attorneys, whether they have merit or not. Lawyers always win. Partnering with a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) or EOR can help control these costs.
PEOs not only keep employers informed and up-to-date regarding the rules and regulations, they can also assist in designing administrative dispute resolution programs that meet state and federal standards. Avoiding an onerous court battle can effectively benefit the employee while holding down the cost of business.
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 | May 19, 2016 | Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
BIG NEWS for staffing companies when judging a client’s workers’ comp risk
Starting in 2017 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will require your clients to have their internal reports of work injuries and illnesses posted to a public website. Despite the pushback from some clients, who consider it “shaming,” this should prove a benefit to staffing companies. The public website posting would apply to your clients in hazardous industries, which comprise a fairly long list, including manufacturing and construction. In other words, occupations that many staffing agencies provide for their light and heavy industrialized clients.
Some staffing clients are not happy about injuries being made public, and one possible impact will be that some clients may STOP sending their high-risk positions through staffing agencies. A HUGE PLUS FOR KEEPING YOUR WORK COMP RATES LOW. Traditionally some clients would transfer the risk to a staffing company without having to address their safety issues. But thanks to the OSHA public reporting, staffing companies will be able to better price the risk and adjust their workers’ comp rates accordingly.
Finally this may be a huge opportunity to reach out to your clients and provide safety workshops and seminars so their work places become safer environments for their permanent employees and your temporary employees. A real win-win.
Your workers’ comp carrier including your professional employer organization (PEO) can help you leverage this information to properly price your risk and maintain your level of safety.
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 | May 12, 2016 | Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
Accidents happen. Even in the safest workplaces, everyday hazards can lead to serious injuries. Despite headlines that describe tragic industrial accidents, it might surprise most employers that slips, trips and falls, usually avoidable, can cause the most serious work injuries and even permanent disability.
These types of injuries can cost employers hundreds of millions a year and result in lengthy recovery times for employees. Something as minuscule as a spill or an un-even surface can lead to a slip or trip. A serious fall can cause back and neck trauma, not to mention a possible concussion.
As an employer you have an obligation to maintain a safe work environment and remind your permanent and temporary employees about every day safety hazards. This includes telling employees to be aware of their surroundings and act accordingly if there is a potential safety issue. The video below shows everyday hazards that employees might tend to ignore at their peril and those of their colleagues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD1e3uc_eQE
While this video tries to drive this home in a light-hearted manner, the hazards are real and should get your employees thinking about what they can do to maintain a safe workplace, even if all it takes is picking up a broom. Your workers’ comp carrier, including your professional employer organization (PEO), can help you instill a culture of safety within your temporary workforce. Work Comp Staffing Solutions can 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
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