by David Schek | Mar 17, 2014 | Consulting Services, Staffing Company, Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
After 16 years as a staffing owner, I found that many clients believed that if a temporary employee got hurt at their site, they had no legal responsibility to the employee. Not only is that incorrect under State law, but as the passage below indicates, the Federal government/OSHA believes that the “Host” employer incurs partial responsibility for the safety of its’ temporary employees.
“Host employers need to treat temporary workers as they treat existing employees. Temporary staffing agencies and host employers share control over the employee, and are therefore jointly responsible for temp employee’s safety and health. It is essential that both employers comply with all relevant OSHA requirements.”
David Michaels, PhD, MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health
While this may be a sensitive subject to address with each client, if your clients have this understanding up front, hopefully you will experience fewer workers compensation accidents
At Work Comp Staffing Solutions we are experiencing a record number of staffing companies contacting us about workers compensation quotes. Many are simply finding that State Fund rates are literally putting them out of business.
They want to work with a seasoned and knowledgeable team of staffing work comp-professionals.
Please contact us at davidstaffing@gmail.com and visit us at www.StaffingCompSolutions.com. We look forward to discussing your workers compensation challenges, and finding a solution that LOWERS YOUR RATES.
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 | Mar 10, 2014 | Staffing Company, Tips, Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
(How to anticipate work place injuries and avoid unsafe client sites)
As a staffing company owner, you have to always be alert to the safety conditions at your client’s site. When inspecting their site prior to staffing your employees, you may want to ask your client about the specific physical activities that your employees will be performing, and where will they take place at the site. This will help you analyze and anticipate the level of risk for your staff.
Remember the true cost of each temporary assignment, includes all workers compensation costs that may result from a work place injury.
Below is a link/ article that focuses on the 10 most common work place injuries. By being aware of this list of 10 common worker place injuries, you will be in a better position to evaluate your client’s work place for safety. This information should allow you to make better decisions as to whether you want to risk sending your employees to work at a particular client site.
http://www.mdcomplaw.com/info/industry/top-ten-most-common-workplace-injuries/
Please feel free to contact me to discuss your specific workers compensation challenge. After 25 years as a workers compensation consultant specializing in the staffing industry, I am confident I will have some solutions that will lower your workers compensation costs and make your staffing company more efficient. You can reach me 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 | Mar 4, 2014 | Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Staffing Company, Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
If you are like most staffing companies that still use your State Fund for work comp, you probably did not just raise your hand. But you may be wondering if there is an economical alternative to the State Fund.
Fortunately there is and it is called a Professional Employer Organization or PEO.
And more and more staffing companies are signing up with a PEO to get away from the State Fund’s high rates and poor service.
Here is a link that explains how a PEO can lower your workers compensation costs and improve back office efficiencies.
— https://StaffingCompSolutions.com/workers-comp-options/
I have been finding workers compensation/PEO solutions for staffing companies for over 20 years. In fact, I used a PEO for my national staffing company for 10 years.
Contact me and let’s see if a PEO is the right workers compensation solution for you, so you can happily cancel your State Fund policy.
I can be reached at davidstaffing@gmail or 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 | Feb 24, 2014 | News, Staffing Company, Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
There has been a lot of news recently about the Federal and various State Governments increasing the minimum wage to between $8.50 to $10.10. What I rarely hear discussed is that this increase will also raise employers (total payroll tax burden) and workers compensation rates; since workers compensation is based on the hourly wage paid.
For example the increased minimum wage will increase workers compensation costs through higher indemnity payments. This is another reason your workers compensation rates WILL continue to increase over the next few years.
So what can a staffing owner do?
Make the discussion of increasing labor costs a regular topic with clients. I have found that staffing owners that rarely discuss how their labor cost inputs are increasing ( with their clients,) are usually the ones that find themselves with their backs against the financial wall much of the time.
The bottom Line— Maintaining adequate gross profits will be a moving target for the foreseeable future.
Please let me know how you feel about this topic? I really enjoy hearing from you about all staffing company issues.
And when you need to look for a new workers compensation solution please contact me at davidstaffing@gmail.com and visit our web site 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 | Feb 17, 2014 | Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Staffing Company, Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
Here is a link detailing the 6.8M in humongous bonuses that California State Fund Managers and Executives have received while having approved huge rate increases to customers and running the fund into the ground.
– http://www.wcexec.com/State-Fund-Bonuses-68-Million.aspx
I wonder how many other State Funds are approving big bonuses at the expense of their staffing stakeholders aka customers? Staffing companies deserve a workers compensation partner that cares more about keeping rates low and competitive, than prospering at the expense of their “stakeholders.”
A Professional Employer Organization (PEO) that has to keep their rates low (and levels of service high) in order to earn your business every day, is a perfect solution for your workers compensation challenges– so you can leave your State Fund behind.
Please feel free to contact me at davidstaffing@gmail.com or visit us at www.StaffingCompSolutions.com to discuss how you can start utilizing a workers compensation partner that cares more about your business than their next huge Payday from the State Fund.
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 | Feb 10, 2014 | News, Workers Comp, Workers' Compensation Insurance
First the good news, your clients workers compensation rates are going up. Now the bad news, workers compensation rates are increasing faster for staffing companies, and most insurance companies are less eager to underwrite staffing policies than they were in 2013.
Many of the staffing owners I speak with each week, tell me that they feel they are in a workers compensation vice that is driving them “insane.” For example, even if they can get a direct /private policy, rates are still high, deposits are large and increasing, and they awake each day feeling they are one accident away from getting terminated by their carrier.
Here is a good article with helpful suggestions to deal with the “workers compensation insanity” you may be feeling.
— http://ehstoday.com/safety-leadership/dealing-insurance-insanity-2014?goback=%2Egde_110114_member_5836877657001705474
The article suggests that you use best practices for managing your workers compensation in order to decrease your “insane feelings.” You should consider:
a) doing thorough due diligence when hiring employees.
b) conducting comprehensive training programs,
c) making sure that injured workers return to work as soon as possible, and
d) maintaining great communication with the injured workers at all times.
In this challenging environment you need to consider all the various work comp options to keep their rates low. For example, many owners in the last 24 months have found Professional Employer Organizations to be great partners that will reduce the stress and insanity of workers compensation.
Please feel free to contact me for a workers compensation quote at davidstaffing@gmail.com and visit our web site 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.
