As a productive member of your workforce, employees must participate in your Workers' …
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Why Must Employers Communicate with Injured Workers
I receive several calls or emails each week from injured workers asking me why they haven't …
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Myths and Realities of Return To Work and Unions
MYTH: If you have unions, you will never lower your workers compensation costs. REALITY: While …
Considerations for Return to Work Programs that Include Non-Occupational Illnesses and Injuries
Whether the cause of disability is work-related or not, maintain a strong RTW policy. Employees …
Communication with Worker and Family About Return to Work Options
Limiting Employee Lost Time in Workers' Compensation by Communicating the Proper Message to …
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Advantages of Assisting Injured Employees with Social Security Claims
Returning employees to work after an injury becomes more difficult with each passing week. A …
Advantages of Assisting Injured Employees with Social Security ClaimsRead More
Will Workers Comp Premiums Go Down Immediately After Cost Containement is Implemented
MYTH: Once implemented, your workers' compensation premiums will immediately go down. REALITY: …
Will Workers Comp Premiums Go Down Immediately After Cost Containement is ImplementedRead More
88 Percent of Employers Think Communication with Employees Causes Additional Claims
In an informal online poll, 44 percent of employers and others involved in the claim process think …
88 Percent of Employers Think Communication with Employees Causes Additional ClaimsRead More
Three Reasons Your Transitional Duty Job Policy Should Have An End Date
Open-ended transitional duty policies can be problematic and should have a start point and an end …
Three Reasons Your Transitional Duty Job Policy Should Have An End DateRead More
4 Reasons to Hold Weekly Meetings with Injured Employees
Every person on transitional duty should meet WEEKLY with the transitional duty (TD) Coordinator to …
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Do Employees Stay Out of Work Longer Than Necessary
MYTH: Employees stay out of work intentionally because they don't want to go back to work. …
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Keys to Working with the Union in RTW Programs Part II
Employers with unions face very different and unique challenges not faced by non-union companies. …
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What Should Be Included in a Company Transitional Duty Policy?
What should be included in a Transitional Duty (TD) Policy. A policy is a high-level document that …
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10 Top Benefits of Return to Work Programs
We all know there is a huge cost-savings when implementing a Return to Work Program, but there are …
Top Considerations When Implementing RTW Program with Unions
Employers with unions face very different and unique challenges not faced by non-union companies. …
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Seven Reasons Article Available In Spanish: Siete Razones Mayores Por La Que Costos De Compensacion Laboral Son Tan Altos
Seven Reasons Workers' Compensation Costs are So High is now available in Spanish: Siete Razones …
Considerations for Designing Workers Comp Messages
Consider the environment when designing workers comp messages! Have you ever seen materials …
What’s the Most Fundamental Workers’ Comp Communication Question?
Let's go over a fundamental concept of communication... Think of it like this: You can GET …
What’s the Most Fundamental Workers’ Comp Communication Question?Read More
The #1 Reason Employees Hire Attorneys is …
Plaintiff's attorneys tell us the #1 reason injured employees come to them is because they can't …
Transitional Work Programs Come in many flavors
Employers can choose from a variety of transitional work programs. The first are alternate or …
