July 2009
• How to Keep Occupational Diseases
from Affecting Your Workers' Compensation Costs
Know your work environment, know the dangers — and know who you are
hiring
• Three common recession traps for stressed
employers
• Health care coverage and Workers’ Compensation
leave
• Updates on COBRA and FMLA
• Heat stress causes mental fatigue
and physical exhaustion
• OSHA notifies employers with high injury
and illness rates and places more onus on employers
• Things you should know
June 2009
• Six keys to managing the Employer-Employee
relationship in Workers’ Compensation injuries
• Fitness for duty exams
• Corporate structure can affect Workers'
Compensation costs: Why your CPA should talk to your CWCA
• EEOC claims and Workers' Compensation
• Q & A: Wellness programs
• Simplest, least expensive treatment for low
back pain may be best
• Industry Corner
• Things you should know
May
2009
• 13
tips to shorten claim duration
• Understanding Occupational Disease claims
after employment ends
• Q & A: Permanent partial
disability, Subrogation impact on Experience Mod, vacation pay, and ownership
requirements for combining Workers' Compensation policies
• USL&H amendments
- Caution advised
• Loss of productivity more costly
to employers than health care costs
• Workplace wellness
programs continue to grow
• Things you should know
April 2009
• Keeping
employees healthy top workforce issue in 2009
• Study:
Lifestyle interventions may reduce sick days and disability for people
with diabetes and obesity
• Two keys to reducing costs: prompt
reporting and nursing triage
• Examining your claim
reserves can save money
• Q & A: OSHA opinion on horseplay
injuries; sports activities
• Things you should know
March 2009
• Economic stimulus
provisions affect employers
• The effects of the economy on
workplace safety
• Helpful resources related to
FMLA and ADA
• Study: Improved training
and equipment design needed to reduce Lockout/Tagout fatalities
• Q & A: Spoliation
• Things you should know
February 2009
• Ten Costly Return-to-Work
Mistakes in 2009
• Poor health drives trucker injuries
• Employers must post OSHA 300A
February 1
• Getting it right: wellness
program checklist
• Q & A: Volunteers, Illegal
immigrants and Workers’ Compensation
• Things you should know
January 2009
• The missing
component in post accident analysis
• Changes organizations are making
to manage economic challenges
• Workforce Health and Cost Trends:
What to Expect in 2009
• Q & A: New FMLA
regulations and Workers’
Compensation
• Things you should know
December 2008
• How to use Workers’
Comp to improve the bottom line
• DOL issues final rule to update
FMLA regulations
• National trends in Workers’
Comp premiums changing
• Q & A: Remuneration
issues: overtime, salary adjustments, USERRA
• Industry corner
• OSHA updates
• Things you should know
November 2008
• Six safeguards
to control Workers’ Compensation costs in a down economy
• Three subcontractor traps to
avoid
• Number of treatments per Workers’
Comp claim continues to rise
• Sweeping
Amendments to ADA
• Handbook language can lead to
unintended FMLA liability
• Q & A:
Waiting periods, insurance company bankruptcies, negligent third parties
• Things you should know
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