Fentanyl surge and high marijuana positivity in random workplace tests have employers worried
Fentanyl Employers have long used pre-employment drug screening as a key safeguard to protect workplace safety and control workers compensation costs. Historically, differences between pre-employment and random drug testing results have been modest across most substances. However, data from the...
Continue ReadingBack On The Job Programs Are Good Business
Don't Wait for an Injury: How a Return-to-Work Program Protects Your Business An employee gets hurt on the job. What's your plan? Too often, the answer is a scramble. A supervisor is told to "find something" for the injured employee...
Continue ReadingA Culture Of Caring Is The Secret To Optimizing Performance For Many Companies
How to Cut Workers' Comp Claims: Build a Culture of Safety Many business leaders believe that strict rules and penalties are the keys to a safe workplace. This approach is fundamentally flawed. If you want to slash your workers' compensation...
Continue ReadingAre You Making Workers Comp Employee Friendly By Kevin Ring
How to Help Clients Make Workers’ Comp Employee Friendly Both in the media and in general conversation, we often hear people refer to the workers’ compensation laws in various states as being very “employee friendly” because they feel that it’s...
Continue ReadingMaking Safe Driving Practices A Priority For All Employees Will Lower Workers Compensation Costs
Your Biggest Workers' Comp Risk is On the Road If you have employees who drive for any part of their job, motor vehicle accidents are one of your greatest financial exposures. They are the leading cause of on-the-job deaths and...
Continue ReadingTen surprising misconceptions employees have about work comp
The 2025 Workers’ Compensation Knowledge Report by Atticus, a legal services company offering free workers compensation advice to those injured at work, reveals critical knowledge gaps about work comp processes and employee and employer rights. These widespread misconceptions create barriers...
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