7 Secrets that Cost Your Client a Bundle on their Workers' Comp

OSHA update: Electronic record keeping, regulatory agenda, combustible dust, noise in construction
Webmaster 6 years, 5 months ago

OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application Injury Reporting is now available allowing employers to electronically enter their required 2016 injury and illness data from Form 300A. The Improve Track of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses final rule went into effect Jan. 1 with an initial compliance deadline...

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Classification: The Foundation of Workers’ Compensation For the Construction Industry
Kevin Ring 6 years, 5 months ago

Whether you’re an insurance professional, an employer or “the person in charge of insurance,” it’s often difficult to get your arms around Workers’ Compensation. It’s complex and fraught with so many “moving parts” you can almost be certain that what...

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Lower Job Classifications Mean Lower Premiums
Webmaster 6 years, 6 months ago

To keep their premiums at the lowest cost each year, it’s not unusual for businesses to seek job classifications with lower ratings. Workers’ Compensation guru, David Leng, explains in his book, Stop Being Frustrated and Overcharged Year After Year by...

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Legal Corner
Webmaster 6 years, 2 months ago

ADA Employer requiring wellness program participation prevails over EEOC A federal District Court in Wisconsin has ruled against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and held that a plastic manufacturer’s policy of requiring employees to complete health risk assessments and biometric...

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Overexertion Accounts For More Than 25% Of The Top Ten Injury Costs: Liberty Mutual
Webmaster 6 years, 3 months ago

Produced annually, the Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index identifies the leading causes of the most disabling workplace injuries (resulting in six or more days of lost time) and ranks them by total Workers’ Compensation costs. The top five causes that...

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What to expect in 2018?
Webmaster 6 years, 3 months ago

In today’s fast-moving business environment and volatile political atmosphere, nothing stays the same for very long, including Workers’ Compensation. Here are 18 ongoing trends and emerging issues to watch in 2018. Comp rates continue downward trend It’s good news for...

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