Our Claims Advocacy Team got to sit down with a workers’ compensation claims professional who specializes in high exposure claims. They discussed a high exposure claim that wasn’t reported timely to the carrier after the incident occurred. Please Note: This article has been edited for clarification and to protect the identities of those involved … Continue reading A Fireside Chat with A Claims Adjuster
Winter weather creates new challenges for employers trying to protect their employees from work-related accidents. Snow and Ice. How are you protecting your employees from potential slip and fall incidents related to snow and ice? According to OSHA, 20% of all workplace injuries are due to trips, slips, and falls. Types Of Cold Related Illness … Continue reading Protecting Your Workforce From Winter Related Illness
Definition Social Engineering is the means of deception to extract sensitive, personal information that can then be used for further purposes, such as bank fraud, account takeovers, or identity theft. Cyber hackers primarily use social engineering when attempting to steal information of online users unaware of a hack currently happening. The main type will include … Continue reading Social Engineering: Meaning and Impact
Every so often, whether it be for a company software program like MOZ, a school database like blackboard, or even a personal social media account on twitter, you get one of the two ominous messages. The Unwanted Messages You get the “time to reset your password” right after you slowly got used to your new … Continue reading Why Passphrases are the Future of Logins
The 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 York, Governor Cuomo ordered a stay-at-home rule for nearly three months. This resulted in higher … Continue reading COVID-19 on NYS Workers Compensation
Work 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” always rank near the top. These being accidents caused by falling, mishandling of objects, and auto … Continue reading Work Injuries – Main Types and Causes
Technology consultant firm Cognizant fell victim to cyber-attacks caused by a ransomware attack last April. The hack disrupted thousands of employees from accessing networks from their home during quarantine. Clients also disallowed Cognizant to use their networks in case of further breach, causing major revenue and clientele loss. Cognizant losses total $50-$70 million in lost … Continue reading Cognizant Gets $400 Million Payout After Cyber Attacks
OSHA 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 deaths and injuries in the construction industry. Over ⅓ of workplace deaths in construction were due to falls … Continue reading National Safety Stand-Down Week Announced ( With INFOGRAPHIC)
An 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 mishandling of equipment, and lack of focus that leads to other work-related injuries. While federal agencies such … Continue reading Heat Injury and Illness in the Workplace
