by David Schek | May 5, 2016 | Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Staffing Company, Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
Sometimes our temporary employees can forget that even though a job is temporary, a work comp injury can be permanent and last the rest of their lives. Lack of training, attentiveness, and failure to follow safety protocols can lead to the more severe injuries.
All staffing companies should demonstrate best practices and have a thorough/comprehensive safety program to eliminate or reduce workers compensation injuries. A picture, or several, is worth thousands of words. Below is a link is to a short (and very graphic) video that reminds temporary workers of the possible permanent consequences of a work accident.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5ZSDiEJruI
While I appreciate this video is very graphic regarding the consequences of work accidents, if you share it with your temporary work force, it may scare them into safe work habits and practices that will last a lifetime. Your workers’ comp carrier including your professional employer organization (PEO) can help you instill a culture of safety within your temporary workforce.
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 21, 2016 | Professional Employer Organization (PEO)
Workers’ comp law is different in every state and even complicated. So much so, that staffing companies may avoid doing business in states such as California or New York. Multi-state staffing companies may not realize they can get state “carve-outs” through a professional employer organization (PEO) or employer of record (EOR) to cover workers’ comp and other HR functions.
Carve outs work best when the staffing company wants to “carve out ” a state or a group of states for the PEO/ EOR to manage because their primary work comp solution (Carrier or State Fund) is not economical in that particular state. The number of employees at the staffing company client must be sufficient to cover the risk and the clients must have a good work comp history. The payrolls must also be distinct. A staffing company can’t shift temporary employees from one class code to another at the same client or from one client to another.
If you’re expanding to other states consider carve-outs as part of your strategy. 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 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.
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