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October 23, 2009  Workers' Comp Kit BLOG HIGHLIGHTS  
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Don't Miss These Ten Areas When Assessing Your Workers Compensation Program

Why Is It Important To Begin with the Assessment? Workers' compensation  is a multi faceted issue.  Often there is no "one thing" driving your costs upward, but a confluence of...
 

Assess Five Key Issues In Your Workers Compensation Program for Cost Reduction

Why Begin with the Assessment Workers' compensation  is a multi faceted issue.  Often there is no "one thing" driving your costs upward, but a confluence of issues, a perfect...


Six Top Reasons to Do a Best Practice Assessment of Your Workers Comp Program

Why Begin with the Assessment? Here are the last 6 Keys supporting taking the WC assessment. 6.  Return to Work and Transitional Duty When employees  are injured on the job, your goal is to...

 

Workers' Comp Costs Can Be Controlled By Getting Back to Basics: Show How Work Compensation Impacts The Bottom Line

Using Cost-Control Calculators to Reduce Workers' Comp Costs In Part One of our look at ever-increasing workers' compensation costs, we looked at how costs are rising and the...

 

Workers Comp and FMLA: How to Count Time Off Under Family and Medical Leave Act

Q. We have an employee out of work due to a workers' compensation injury. Does the employee's time off count against his Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave?  on-the-job injury or...

 

 

How To Demonstrate Financial Impact of Workers Comp 

In Part One  of our look at ever-increasing workers' compensation costs, we looked at how costs are rising and the importance of having a risk manager obtain the support of senior management,...

 

Drug Free Workplace Myth: Addicted Workers Are Unemployed and Costs Are Falling

2009 Drug Free Work Week 10/19-10/25, HI-LITES Myth:  Absenteeism is the leading substance addiction expense for employers. Reality:  Untrue!  It is estimated that "presenteeism"... 

 

Drug Tips: Most Abused Drug Class Tried By Teens After Alcohol is Illicit Pain Relievers

2009 Drug Free Work Week Myth:     In 2006, the next drug-class abused after alcohol by individuals 12 years of age and older was THC (marihuana etc.), as it has been for decades. Reality: ...


Number 1 Drug of Choice Is Alcohol; Test-Measurable Alcohol Usually Slept Off Before Work

TWO KEY MYTHS ABOUT DRUGS and ALCOHOL USE Myth #1: The best way to reduce workplace addiction commits most resources to catching abusers, so as to deter other employees from substance...

 

What Risk Managers Need to Know about Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs

What Risk Managers Need to Know About Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs Drug and Alcohol  screening is one of the most common risk management weapons in the arsenal of tools to contain workers comp...

 

Diary of A Workers Comp Consultant: Benefits of Visiting the Employer Facility 

What Does the Consultant (Me) Gain From Visiting the Clients' Facilities? Although I always insist on visits to the clients' facilities and learn so much, I  don't always...

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