Dont Miss These 35 Ways to Reduce Work Comp Claim Costs

WC claims processing requires a JOINT effort by employer, employee, insurer/TPA.

 

What Does Three Point Contact REALLY Mean

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART of the initial handling of a workers compensation claim.

 

Who's Who in the Claims Office - Know The Players

Knowing who's who settles claims faster and makes your life easier.

Avoid Setting Bad Precedents When Settling Workers Compensation Claims

Is it Cost Effective: Avoid Setting Bad Precedents?...

Innovative Study of Workplace Hazards Includes Hunting and Trucking Risks

How a hunting vest and virtual ghost evaluates workplace hazards.

 

False Statements in Job Applications Do Not Necessarily Make Employment Contracts Illegal and Bar Workers Compensations Benefits

Illegal employment contracts don't always mean no workers compensation coverage for employees.

 

Legal Doctrine: Deliberate Avoidance of Employment Relation

Core of the workers compensation bargain is the honesty of the employer-employee relationship.

 

Traveling Employees - When Is Workers Comp Payable

When the employer does not control the employee's workplace.

 

Take a Lesson From the Europeans - Know Three Ways to Prepare Generation X for Safer Work Environments

Tomorrow's architects, engineers, health professionals and business administrators must be aware of occupational safety and health (OSH) issues.

 

Sixty Percent of Roofers Left the Job Due to Chronic Pain

How chronic pain affects roofers and their livelihood.

EEOC Doesn't Turn Blind Eye to ADA Disability Complaint Against Staffing Company

Nationwide staffing company pays $100,000 due to discrimination against blind employee.

 

Questions from Readers - My Employee is Injured HELLLLLLLLP

A Reader Writes... How do I control events surrounding work related injuries?

 

NEW YORK State Insurance Fund Provides Safety Training and Anti-Fraud Programs

Self-sustaining insurance carrier uses safety and anti-fraud workplace programs.

Company Housed 65 Disabled Men in Bunkhouse is Subject to Million Dollar Fine

Henry's Turkey Service penalized for workplace harassment of disabled.

 

CANADA Who Pays If You Ski Out of Bounds in Canada

Canada now pays liability insurance for volunteer search organizations.

 

GREAT BRITAIN Sees Record Lows in Workplace Deaths

Dramatic drop seen in workers killed at work in Great Britain's North East.

BRITAIN Experiences Huge Rise in Agricultural Deaths

However, agriculture reports increase in workplace deaths.

 

NEW ZEALAND Employers Urged to Improve Forklift Safety After Death at Timber Operation

Workers must be safe around machinery Department of Labor warns employers.

 

Turkish Mining Accident Leads to Labor Union Calls for Fewer Subcontractors

Turkish trade unions denounce growing use of sub-contracting following a mining disaster.