5 Ways to Lower Your Work Comp Experience Modification Factor
Learn how to calculate your "mod" factor and how to lower work comp costs. Tables and Formula Included.
4 Ways the New Health Care Regulations May Cause More WC Claims in New York
A Big Potential Loophole for Small Self-insured Employers. Shifting WC claims to another payor.
A Day in the Life of a Busy Workers Compensation Insurance Adjuster
Wondering what an adjuster does all day? Plenty!
In Positional and Neutral Risks Parties Must Address Rebuttable Presumption
A minority of jurisdictions make awards when the injury occurred because the worker occupied a dangerous place.
Retaliatory Discharge Borrowed Employees Are Protected As Well
Employer may not fire borrowed employees in an act of retaliation for giving testimony in court.
What Should a Small Business Do If They Have Not Complied with Workers Compensation Laws
Complicated state-by-state requirements for workers comp insurance for small businesses.
Claims Resolution and Settlements: Knowing When and How to Settle a Workers Compensation Claim
The effective adjuster has the talent, practice and experience, to negotiate claim settlement by emphasizing the strengths of the case.
EEOC Publishes Notice for Series of Changes to Discrimination Complaint Regulations
Advances efforts to improve the federal complaints process.
Presidential POWER Initiative for FEDERAL Workers and Ensuring Re-employment
A memorandum from President Obama to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies.
Why Some Farm Workers Must Bring Own Water or Go Without
Heat related enforcement efforts halt two farming operations in California.New Ways a Private Eye Can Reduce Fraudulent and Frivolous Claims
Your employees will file Workers Compensation claims . . . Not all of them will be legitimate.
Can Medication Side Effects Be a Disability Under ADA
A federal appeals court was asked: "Can the side effects of prescription medications qualify as disabilities all by themselves?"
Alleged Horseplay Unsafe Work Practices Lead to Investigation
CANADA: Workers Comp authorities investigate horseplay as an unsafe work practices at construction site.
Work Comp Scheme Sends Woman to Prison
Open Mouth - Insert Foot! It's better not to brag about your "fake" injury.
Louisiana Workers Comp Rates to Drop More Than 4 Percent
Rates for workers compensation insurance continue to decrease.
IDAHO Small Businesses Receive Workers Comp Settlement
$7 Million settlement to benefit 30,000 small businesses.
North Dakota Bank Teller with PTSD After Being Handcuffed at Gunpoint During Robbery Denied Work Comp Benefits
Woman seeks workers comp year after a robbery left her handcuffed and held at gunpoint.
European Employers Have Important Role to Play in Healthy Worker Lifestyles
Workplace Health Promotion program leads to better health, reduced absenteeism, enhanced motivation, and improved productivity.
