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When An Employee Refuses Medical Injury Treatment For Potential Workers Compensation Claim

Claims Management, Construction Practice Group Content, Food & Beverage Practice Group Content, HR Challenges, Human Services Practice Group Content, Transportation Practice Group Content, Workers Compensation Insurance

Is your employee refusing medical injury treatment for a potential worker compensation claim? Based on the geographic location of your business, many state workers’ compensation statutes limit and mandate certain employer actions when a worker…

Discover Return To Work Program Benefits That Are Easy To Implement Within Your Organization

Construction Practice Group Content, Food & Beverage Practice Group Content, HR Challenges, Human Services Practice Group Content, Line of Insurance, Practice Groups, Transportation Practice Group Content, Workers Compensation Insurance

A return to work (RTW) program allows employees to come back to a job while they are still injured. These employees aregiven a light or modified work instead of not working while they are injured. This workers' comp cost control tactic has…

New Bill To Broaden Workplace Harassment Puts Business At Greater Risk

Construction Practice Group Content, Food & Beverage Practice Group Content, HR Challenges, Human Services Practice Group Content, Other, Risk Transfer, Transportation Practice Group Content

N.Y. State lawmakers are working towards stricter standards on workplace harassment. Under today’s guidelines, judges have determined “pulling a bra strap” or “suggesting a woman gets breast implants” doesn’t qualify as workplace…

Workers Comp Questions and Advice

Claims Management, HR Challenges, Other, Risk Management, Vlogs

There are 3 questions every organization should put to each level within their organization to get a sense for how aligned they are as it relates to managing employee injuries, near misses and workers comp claims in general. Doing so will open…

How to Spot False Workers Compensation Claims

Claims Management, Construction Practice Group Content, Food & Beverage Practice Group Content, HR Challenges, Human Services Practice Group Content, Other, Practice Groups, Transportation Practice Group Content, Workers Compensation Insurance

You're probably looking online for an answer on "How to Spot Workers Compensation Claims". Well, it's probably the most often repeated refrain when we speak to folks whose companies are suffering under the high cost of employee injuries. They…

Is Sexual Harassment Prevention Policies Mandatory In Any Workplace?

HR Challenges, Other

In May of 2018 the City of New York enacted the Stop Sexual Harassment in New York City Act (NYC-SSHA), implementing sexual harassment prevention policies in the workplace. In addition, New York State established their new statewide employer…

The True Cost of Your HR Practices

Construction Practice Group Content, Food & Beverage Practice Group Content, General Liability Insurance, HR Challenges, Human Services Practice Group Content, Risk Management, Transportation Practice Group Content, Workers Compensation Insurance

Employees are the principal foundation of all companies. It is important to realize that there are many different types of employees and the ones you choose to hire will significantly impact how well your business is run. In other words,…

2018 Minimum Wage Requirements

HR Challenges

With the new year comes new laws, regulations and revisions to existing laws. Staying in front of the new minimum wage requirements is an operational imperative. Here is a concise overview from our Think HR Human resource tool for our existing…

Driver Safety Policy Options For Home Healthcare Agencies

Commercial Auto, HR Challenges, Human Services Practice Group Content

Do you run a home health care agency where employees use their own car? If so, it is essential that you have a specifically designed implemented driver safety policy. Home health care agency employees often find themselves pressed for time.…