COVID-19 on NYS Workers Compensation
Claims Management, Human Services Practice Group Content, Other, Workers Compensation InsuranceThe COVID-19 outbreak has spread all throughout America, but most notably in New York. Considering America’s largest metropolitan hub is New York City, when the disease hit it was bound to be catastrophic. Due to the heavy outbreak in New…
Workplace Stress: Recognition and Management
HR Challenges, Risk Management, Workers Compensation InsuranceAccording to the American Institute of Stress, 65% of workers said that workplace stress had affected their lives in one way or another. This number is not a surprise to many, but it should be. When comparing the stress level of work environments…
Work Injuries - Main Types and Causes
Claims Management, OSHA, Risk Management, Workers Compensation InsuranceWork injuries are all too common in the workplace. Just this year alone, workplace injuries will cost businesses over $59 billion, and that number continues to increase every year. Among the list of top workplace injuries, the “usual suspects”…
National Safety Stand-Down Week Announced ( With INFOGRAPHIC)
Claims Management, Construction Practice Group Content, Risk Management, Workers Compensation InsuranceOSHA recently announced that the National Safety Stand-Down Week will take place September 14-18, 2020. This week is to recognize fall dangers, and, in general, work-site safety. Fall-related injuries continue to be the number one leader in…
Heat Injury and Illness in the Workplace
Claims Management, Employers Practice Liability Insurance, HR Challenges, Risk Management, Workers Compensation InsuranceAn Under looked problem
Heat injury and illness is a serious work-related danger that affects millions of American workers each year. Not only do heat injuries directly cause injuries/illness, but at times they are the underlying reason for…
Safety Meetings: Advice and Tips
Claims Management, OSHA, Risk Management, Workers Compensation InsuranceSafety meetings are common in the workplace, and will be almost necessary once normal work resumes post covid-19. The problem that arises from safety meetings is that sometimes they are inefficient. They are too long, planned at the wrong times,…
Requiring Sunscreen as PPE
Claims Management, Workers Compensation InsuranceThe dog days of July and August have come. And with those months come extreme heat, humidity, and higher risks of staying in the sun. Injuries and illnesses related to heat are real and affected millions of workers a year. Sunstroke, severe…
Hand Sanitizers Risks in the Workplace
Claims Management, Construction Practice Group Content, Risk Management, Workers Compensation InsuranceHand Sanitizer Problems
According to a recent event that occurred on a construction site, the Mechanical Contractors Association of America has announced to be extra cautious with brand-name liquid hand-sanitizers at the workplace. Many of…
Who Is Exempt From Workers Compensation Coverage?
Construction Practice Group Content, Food & Beverage Practice Group Content, Human Services Practice Group Content, Transportation Practice Group Content, Workers Compensation Insurance, Workers Compensation Premium AuditsThe New York workers' compensation insurance law requires the majority of employers to have appropriate workers comp insurance coverage in place. However, there are three key exemptions.
Sole Ownership
If you run your business alone and don’t…