Eight employees killed, 2 injured. Two workers killed, one injured. Boyfriend follows girlfriend to …
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Learn 15 Cost Savings From Transitional Duty in Workers Compensation Programs
Every workers compensation insurance company, every insurance consultant, LowerWC website and blog, …
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Labor Union Welfare Fund Depleted By Overly Generous Benefits to Injured Workers
Background: Several years ago, I worked with a heavy-duty shipping facility and gained union …
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Four Measurements to Evaluate Your Workers Compensation Progress
If you create a structured survey, with a finite list of questions, and a finite list of possible …
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Reading, Writing and Arithmetic…. Literacy Is Key to Keeping Workers Safe
A new report suggests overreliance on written manuals and policies and less attention on literacy …
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Five Reasons the First Step is ALWAYS the Hardest When You Develop a Workers Compensation Program
In a nutshell, at most companies, the first reason is (1) there are some people doing some things …
Three Key Times To Use a Not-for-Profit Organization for Return to Work Modified Duty Placement Jobs
What is a Not-for-Profit (NFP) Return To Work (RTW) Program? An NFP Return To Work program is …
Work Hardening – Add this Tool to Your Return To Work Program NOW
You have heard about “work hardening” for the employee who’s been off work for months due to a …
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Questions from Readers – My Employee is Injured HELLLLLLLLP
A Reader Writes... I am just beginning to implement a workers' comp management program …
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Dont Miss These 35 Ways to Reduce Work Comp Claim Costs
It’s not ALL on the insurer and/or employer to process workers comp claims. A joint …
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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 will all need to …
How to Deal with Severely Injured Workers Who are Addicted to Narcotics
One of the biggest quandaries of the workers' compensation adjuster is facing how to deal with the …
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Try This Easy Fix Workers Compensation Cost Driver
A very easy cost driver to fix is employee communication. Think of it this way: someone is …
8 Little Ways to Achieve BIG Work Comp Cost Containment
Iconic Americana employers, like big box stores, supermarkets, wholesale clubs, home and …
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Your Workers Comp Employee Brochure Should Answer These 7 Questions
When an injury happens at the workplace it’s only natural people are stressed out and may not …
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Work Comp Transitional Duty Return to Work with a Nonprofit
Once an injured employee is released to return to work with temporary restrictions following a work …
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Keys to OFF-SITE Return To Work Programs
AXIOM: The sooner an employee returns to work from a workers' compensation injury, …
Know the #1 Top Reason Workers Comp Costs Are High
According to a 2009 RIMS Benchmark Survey, only twenty-one% of employers get work restrictions on …
Canadian Government Helping Disabled with Job Preparation
People with disabilities will get help preparing for jobs as a result of the Government of …
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Older Employees and Workers Compensation
The American workforce is getting older. The post World War II baby boomers are now 46 to 64 years …
