October 2008 • The Startling Truth About Workers' Compensation and Declines in Claim Frequency • Changing employee behavior key to controlling injuries • Ten Commandments for Managing an OSHA visit • Q & A: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) • Things you should know September 2008 • Important Trends in Workers’ Compensation: Declines in claim frequency slowing • Managed Care caseloads thwart effective management • Keys to managing an aging workforce • DOL Opinion Letter: Missed Meal Breaks, Overtime • Q & A: The hiring process • Things you should know August 2008 • Surviving the Tidal Wave of Demographic Pressure • Google’s strategy for building a stellar workforce • Tips on managing a depressed employee • Commercial drivers with serious medical conditions on the road • Q & A: Medical appointments during working hours; lump sum payments • Things you should know July 2008 • Finding the right Rx for your Workers’ Compensation program • Dealing with alcoholism in the workplace • Court defines standard for pre-employment physicals • Q & A: When an injury occurs • OSHA Fact Sheets on Protecting Workers in Summer Heat • Things you should know June 2008 • Eight costly myths about Workers’ Compensation • Working effectively with the family practitioner • Checklist for partnering with right medical provider • Controlling your risk in wage and hour compliance • Q & A: Wage and hour issues • Taking the pain out of back injuries • Things you should know May 2008 • The myth of the bad employee • Q & A: Common mistakes employers make under FMLA • Top ten most disabling injuries • Acute back pain and return to work • Things you should know • Industry Corner April 2008 • What to look for in Workers’ Comp in a down economy • Pre-employment testing: Effective tool to reduce absenteeism and Workers’ Comp claims and improve productivity • Tips on selecting a Wellness Vendor • Four compelling reasons to tighten up hiring practices for temporary or contingent workers • Things you should know • Work At Home/Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation March 2008 • Lower the costs of claims with effective claims management • Recognizing fatigue: an “invisible epidemic” adversely affecting the bottom line • FMLA update • Retention tips • Things you should know February 2008 • Five Costly Mistakes Employers Make with Workers’ Compensation Managed Care Organizations • Roles and responsibilities in Workers’ Compensation Employers – Injured Employees – Medical Providers and Insurance Carriers • Return-to-Work programs: getting started • Checklist: Essential elements of a successful Return-to-Work program • Emergency room wait time on the rise • OSHA PPE rule takes effect February 13, 2008; Employers must comply by May 15 January 2008 • Why safety programs are not enough: A healthier workforce produces substantial financial benefits • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires employers to use new Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 • Giving the right impression to job applicants • Q & A: Obtaining medical information • Industry Corner Cleaning and Maintenance Industry • Working graveyard shift linked to cancer • Managing a multicultural workplace December 2007 • Wellness programs: What's working • Dealing with employees who do not return to work • Q & A: "Gray" areas of Workers' Compensation • Industry Corner: Construction, Landscaping, Long-term care • Remember the praise - managing the Millennials November 2007 • Storm clouds on horizon in 2008: calm seas of Workers' Compensation threatened • Q & A: Your Experience Modification Factor • Background checks: essential but tricky • Rigorous management holds the line on health care costs: per-employee costs nearly 20% lower in high performing companies October 2007 • Why costs escalate unexpectedly in low risk Workers' Compensation claims • How to combat escalating Workers' Comp costs after an injury occurs • Sixteen warning signals that your insurance company may have overcharged you on your Workers' Compensation Premium Audit • Preparing for the Premium Audit: A helpful flow chart • Is this position exempt or non-exempt? Government website offers guidance • Changes in New York's Workers' Compensation laws governing out-of-state companies creates a stir and are put "on hold" September 2007 • The Eight Major Mistakes Employers Make When Workers' Compensation Rates Go Down • Retention Aid: Employees Identify Top Factors in Job Satisfaction • Substance Abuse: A Common and Difficult Workplace Problem • Personnel Record Retention Checklist • Six Common Management Actions Improve Quality of Truck Drivers • Study Finds Rest Breaks Minimize Eye Strain and Increase Speed Among Data Entry Workers August 2007 • Return-to-Work: Do's and Don'ts of Transitional Work Assignments • Q & A: Integrating Workers' Compensation, FMLA, ADA, and COBRA • Home-Based Workers and Workers' Compensation • Employee Health is an Asset: Tips for Motivating Employees to Better Health July 2007 • Know your exposure to Workers' Compensation claims from different states • 12 suggestions to help you avoid hiring a Workers' Compensation claim • Overtime authorization policy for non-exempt employees saves money • A closer look at medical expenses that drive the cost of claims • Workplace culture that discourages drinking gets results • Controlling the summer sick day syndrome June 2007 • The 'perceived boss' may be the silver bullet in controlling Workers' Compensation costs • Health and wellness programs in the workplace reduce lost time due to hypertension and diabetes • New rules of Electronic Discovery have important implications for employers • Why do reserves change? • Red Flag Fraud Checklist • Leadership lessons learned from sports May 2007 • Coordinate FMLA & Workers' Compensation or it will cost you time & money • Independent contractors and Workers' Compensation • How non-union contractors can be more competitive when bidding on Davis-Bacon Act or McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract jobs • Retention strategies that work April 2007 • How fit are your employees? • Healthier employees mean healthier profits...     "Fit and Happy Workplace" brings wellness coaches to the workplace • Reduce Workers’ Compensation Costs With CompScore Metrics... March 2007 • Institute of WorkComp Professionals has a banner year in reducing Workers' Comp costs for clients • It pays to be nice: Employer's treatment of injured worker more important than satisfaction with health care in Return-to-Work programs • Study finds working "moderate" overtime may not have adverse effects on health and safety • Managing an aging workforce: the impact on Workers' Compensation February 2007 • From employee to manager: Sound HR practices reduce Workers' Compensation exposures • Buying the assets of a business and/or a change in ownership can affect your Experience Mod • Study shows fatigue in the workplace costs employers $136 billion • Employers must post OSHA 300A in February January 2007 • InjuryFocus™ Delayed Recovery avoidance - A new program to help you identify those employee injuries that can drive your Workers' Compensation costs through the roof • 10 Tips to improve injury management results and improve your bottom line December 2006 • A gift that keeps giving: reduced mod • Web-based training for supervisors • Working with the claims adjuster • Q & A: Employers ask about claims • Healthy offices equals better workers November 2006 • Clients save $186,000: Advisor makes startling Experience Modification factor discoveries • Q&A: Employers Ask about Workers' Comp • Don't go the audit route alone: The typical audit process inherently works to your disadvantage October 2006 • What employers need to know about the recovery of injured workers • Common questions regarding alternate-duty work assignments September 2006 • Taking control in a soft market: drive down your Workers' Compensation premiums even further • Costs spiral out of control: True Story: Patient dictates lost time during ER visit • When it comes to workplace injuries ... 90% of employees injured in 2006 have no previous job injury record August 2006 • Out of sight, out of mind: What happens to employees when they are out of work? • Four key components of successful Return-to-Work • Common questions about Return-to-Work programs • Taking the creative route to save a contract July 2006 • When pain keeps injured workers from going back to work • Written policies and procedures for Return-to-Work can improve the bottom line June 2006 • Is your response to an injured employee costing you money? • Injury management process and preventing “PD” • Most injuries begin at date of hire May 2006 • Why injury management is essential: What claims really cost employers • Study: Most lost time claims can be avoided • Better communication = Reduced claims costs • How well do you know your medical provider? April 2006 • Predictive Modeling: a pro-active approach to managing Workers' Compensation costs • Employers win when injuries are reported quickly and monitored regularly March 2006 • How to avoid the Workers' Comp cost cycle • Hiring smart is easier than managing tough February 2006 • HR Continuing Education Credits available • Proper care at the right place • Working with the “problem” injured worker • Workplace learning: where are we headed? January 2006 • Why training line managers Is important • Four keys for training supervisors November 2005 • Employers, you're paying the bill...Control your Experience Mod or it will control you October 2005 • How an independent nurse can reduce your costs August 2005 • If Injuries are down, why are costs up? - Solving the Workers' Compensation Paradox • Back-on-the-Job programs are good business June 2005 • Twelve ways to reduce risk