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 28, 2016 | Staffing Company, Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
The Newest Recruiting and Staffing E-Platforms Can Eliminate Payroll and Workers Compensation Costs– Just ask UBER
As a staffing workers compensation specialist for almost 30 years, I try to stay current on trends in the staffing and work comp industries. A huge cost savings advantage for a staffing company that UBER has pioneered, is the use of sophisticated E platforms for recruiting and staffing.
Some staffing companies and their clients are already using “Uber like “sophisticated E platforms to replicate the UBER business model. As a result of the UBER business model, the workers are classified as Independent Contractors, which lowers payroll costs and increases profits for the staffing company.
My suggestion is that all staffing owners should start to learn about these highly advanced staffing E platform providers and determine if this model is right for your company (or a portion of it.) The upside is that you could save 100% on payroll tax and comp costs like UBER does. And maybe become a billion dollar company like UBER.
Please feel free to call me at 202-302-1212 or email me at david@StaffingCompSolutions.com to be connected to one of these highly advanced state of the art recruiting/staffing E platforms. They will be glad to discuss whether their platform can help you and your clients save money and do your business more efficiently.
Sincerely
David Schek
President
StaffingCompSolutions.com
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 | Apr 14, 2015 | Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Staffing Company, Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
Work Comp Staffing Solutions is having its annual Spring Workers Compensation sale for all staffing companies nationwide. We specialize in PEO, EOR and direct policy solutions. You can get a FREE quote in about 3 days.
It’s time to put our 25 years of staffing industry experience to work for you, so you can start smelling the roses again when it comes to your Workers Compensation rates.
Please visit us at www.StaffingCompSolutions.com or contact us at 202-302-1212.
All the best
David Schek
President
StaffingCompSolutions.com
American Staffing Association Member
ASA Exhibitor 2014 Conference
ASA Staffing PAC Contributor
by David Schek | Apr 2, 2015 | Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Staffing Company, Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
Workers’ comp law is different in every state, and it’s downright complicated in many. So much so, that staffing companies may choose to avoid doing business in some states. California and New York are two examples of states that frankly discouraged employment through their challenging workers compensation laws. Staffing firms with multiple class codes also have to keep their ducks in a row to make sure their coverage is sufficient to cover different levels of risk associated with the different codes. Staffing companies may not realize, but they can get state and client “carve outs” through a professional employer organization (PEO) or employer of record (EOR) that Work Comp Staffing Solutions would be happy to refer you to.
To use one example, health care is a huge industry with numerous staffing needs. California is a health care mecca for people and, as such, has numerous prominent hospitals and health care facilities. But considering how Byzantine the laws can be, staffing companies, unless they’re already established there, want to steer clear of the state. It just so happens that if your company has a policy through a carrier or state fund in some states, you can carve out your coverage through a PEO in another more difficult state—like in California. This lets the PEO handle the compliance related to state-specific workers’ comp regulations, so you can focus on your business.
The same benefit is available to staffing companies individual clients—”client carve outs.” Many staffing firms provide staff for different industries and professions. In this case a PEO or EOR, will look at each of the staffing company’s clients, and provide workers’ comp coverage for a specific client. A client carve out will depend on whether the number of employees at that staffing companies client is sufficient to cover the risk and that client has a good work comp history. The client employees must also be distinct, that is a staffing agency can’t shift temporary employees from one class code to another at the same client or from one client to another. Staffing companies that employ different class codes (like white collar and blue collar workers) may have separate divisions for these 2 distinct types of workers.
For information on PEO’s and other creative workers’ compensation solutions. Please call us for a FREE workers’ compensation quote at 202-302-1212. Or visit us as www.StaffingCompSolutions.com.
All the best
David Schek
david@StaffingCompSolutions.com
President-Work Comp Staffing Solutions
Over 25 Years of Staffing Workers Compensation Experience.
by David Schek | Jan 6, 2015 | Staffing Company, Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
A Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA) is a financial agreement that allocates a portion of a workers’ compensation settlement to pay for future medical services related to the workers’ compensation injury, illness, or disease. Once these funds run out only then will Medicare pay for treatment related to the workers’ compensation costs.
How does this affect staffing companies? Because all parties have responsibilities under the MSP, and in many states staffing agencies share joint responsibility with client employers. This can be a complicated process, especially if there is extensive on-going medical care including medication. As long as temporary staffing continues to grow in certain industries and people stay in the workforce longer, these settlements will grow. The influx of immigrant employees may also mean more settlements.
It’s important for staffing agencies to work with carriers and their Professional Employer Organization (PEO’s) to put together detailed and carefully crafted settlements that will pass muster with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. New legislation may make the process easier, but they will be changes nonetheless. Staffing companies should get up to speed on their obligations and responsibilities this year.
Please call us for FREE Workers Compensation quote at 202-302-1212. Or visit us at www.leaststsaff.com
Happy New Year- Let’s make it a safe one.
David Schek
President
StaffingCompSolutions.com
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