by David Schek | Aug 31, 2017 | Staffing Company, Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
Safety comes first with any employer and staffing firms should say it proud with a Safety Standard of Excellence mark of the American Staffing Association (ASA). A safe workplace not only attracts more workers, but keeps work injuries down.
To find out more, go to www.americanstaffing.net/safety and complete the readiness assessment. You can also find out which staffing firms, including your closest competitors, have already earned the Excellence mark.
If you staff a high comp risk industry, find out what you have to do to reduce your injury rates to qualify for the program. The other benefit: Fewer injuries mean lower workers’ comp costs. Work Comp Staffing Solutions has many workers’ comp and general insurance solutions to keep your insurance rates as low as possible.
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 | Aug 10, 2017 | Staffing Company, Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
Under the Obama administration it became common practice for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to publish press releases every time there was a death or a serious injury at an employer worksite. The hope was that the local press would spread the word, and the bad publicity would spur other employers to pay more attention to safety standards.
There is not definitive proof this practice actually lowered accident rates, but it certainly rattled employers who didn’t want their names associated with deaths and injuries. Statistics do show that when press releases went out, there were fewer injuries and safety violations. Under the Trump administration there have been fewer press releases.
Despite that, it doesn’t mean inspections are dropping off, and staffing firms, like all employers, should be aware of the fact that once key positions have been filled at OSHA, the press releases could start again. And in states such as California where it’s made its mission to strengthen state standards since Trump took office, this tool may be put to use. If the fear of bad publicity is helping employers pay more attention to safety, this means fewer accidents and lower workers’ comp costs.
Work Comp Staffing Solutions has many workers’ comp and general insurance solutions to keep your insurance rates as low as possible.
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 | Jul 27, 2017 | Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
On the campaign trail, President Trump talked about slashing and putting numerous occupational health and safety regulations on the back burner as a way to trim the bureaucracy. He’s making good on his promises by targeting several worker safety rulemakings.
The rulemakings being slashed include proposed rules on combustible dust, construction noise, and permissible exposure limits for certain chemicals. It’s uncertain what the long term impact will be on worker safety, but one possible result could be more accidents and illnesses.
Staffing firms that provide temporary workers to industries that contain these risks should make sure they have up-to-date safety plans and procedures. Some states, such as California, require employers to have injury and illness prevention plans in place to address workplace hazards in their particular industries. Lax safety standards can lead to more accidents and higher workers’ comp rates.
Work Comp Staffing Solutions has many workers’ comp and general insurance solutions to keep your insurance rates as low as possible.
Please 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 | Jul 20, 2017 | Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
Workers’ comp coverage and the Americans with Disabilities Act protections can overlap at times after a work injury. ADA protects people with disabilities from discrimination, not employees injured on the job. However, a work injury can trigger ADA.
For instance, if an employee is treated for a work injury and is able to return to work, there are no ADA protections. But if that same injured employee cannot return to the same position because of the injury, this is considered an impairment and ADA applies.
Workers’ comp laws differ by state and is typically the exclusive remedy. ADA is federal law and can open employers up to litigation. Depending on the workers’ comp law in the state where your company is operating, offering a similar or modified position to the disabled employee may meet the ADA requirements.
Staffing firms, in particular those that supply temporary employees in high-risk industries, need to be aware of when the ADA applies and its impact on workers’ comp.
Work Comp Staffing Solutions has many workers’ comp and general insurance solutions to keep your insurance rates as low as possible.
Please 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 | Jul 13, 2017 | Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
Unnecessary tests and unqualified doctors can double or even triple the medical cost for workers’ comp injuries. Experts say that the excessive use of MRI’s and doctors who don’t specialize in occupational medicine, lead to poor outcomes for injured workers and higher costs for cost employers.
In one case scenario, an employer required its injured workers get treatment in rural areas approximate to the company. It turns out very few had backgrounds in occupational medicine and were more likely to recommend multiple surgeries. Despite having to drive further to a city, the more qualified doctors saved the employer over $50,000 by performing only one surgery instead of three.
Certain injuries are also more likely to receive a battery of unnecessary tests. Shoulders and backs tend to get CAT Scans, which provide no diagnosis. It’s less expensive and quicker to get an MRI, which can provide better data for treatment.
Staffing firms should make sure their claims departments have a list of occupational doctors to treat their injured workers. Treatment requests for tests should also be scrutinized in the best interest of the injured worker. Employees will get back to work faster, lowering workers’ comp costs. Work Comp Staffing Solutions has many workers’ comp and general insurance solutions to keep your insurance rates as low as possible.
Please 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 | Jul 6, 2017 | Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
Frances Perkins was an American Hero making worker safety an important part of the American industrial story.
Born in 1880, Frances Perkins was an early pioneer for workers safety in the US. She was the longest servicing Labor Secretary under President Roosevelt. While she was trained as a sociologist, her life was forever changed when one day after having tea in lower Manhattan with a friend, she witnessed the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire where workers jumped from 8 stories to their deaths to avoid being burned in the fire at the factory. The lack of safety measures at that factory, and the deaths that resulted, caused Frances to devote the rest of her life to work place safety.
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During her term as Secretary of Labor, Perkins executed many aspects of the New Deal, including the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Public Works Administration and its successor the Federal Works Agency, and the labor portion of the National Industrial Recovery Act. With the Social Security Act she established unemployment benefits, pensions for the many uncovered elderly Americans, and welfare for the poorest Americans. She pushed to reduce workplace accidents and helped craft laws against child labor. Through the Fair Labor Standards Act, she established the first minimum wage and overtime laws for American workers, and defined the standard forty-hour work week.
While Work Comp Staffing Solutions’s main goal is to secure the least expensive work comp option for your staffing company, we also want to help make sure that you are familiar with all the current safety issues to help reduce accidents among your employees.
Please 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
