For Lower Insurance Premiums, It Pays to Keep Employees Fit
Healthier employees lead to lower premiums, according to numerous studies. If companies can help their workers improve their health without cutting benefits or shifting more premium costs to employees, where is the downside? After all,...
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Obesity’s link to Diabetes in the Workplace Puts a Heavy Burden on Employers
The fact that there is an obesity epidemic in the United States is evident everywhere. A movie theatre seat has grown from an average of 19 inches to 23 inches wide, revolving doors from six...
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How to Keep Occupational Diseases from Impacting Your Workers’ Compensation Costs
A recent report by the American Association of Family Practitioners notes that occupational diseases account for 860,000 illnesses and more than 60,000 deaths each year. And this runs the gamut of causes, everything from coal...
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How To Avoid Missing Out On Workers’ Compensation Savings
As year-end approaches, many businesses turn their attention to tax planning with the goal of minimizing federal and state taxes. Few invest a similar amount of time in reviewing their Workers’ Compensation, even though significant...
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Increase in Use of Electronics Creating “Intexticated”
The proliferation of personal technology, predominantly cell phones, Blackberrys, and iPods, now infiltrates work life as well as leisure time. These devices are impacting job safety, a not‐so‐good vibration being felt, literally, from coast to...
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Six Actions Employers Can Take to Control Runaway Workers’ Compensation Medical
Rising medical expenses are the culprits driving up Workers’ Compensation costs. While it’s true that Workers’ Comp rates are mostly flat or going down, any savings is being more than eaten up by higher medical...
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