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Avoiding Wage & Hour Violations
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
The minimum wage has been a hot topic for quite some time, with workers’ rights advocates calling for raises in the minimum wage, and business owners complaining that the proposed increases will make it difficult to...
What You Need to Know About Work Comp Fraud
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Sometimes it seems as though workers comp fraud is the only reason we ever talk about workers comp. Healthcare providers may join together in a scheme to be reimbursed for unnecessary treatments. Consumers may concoct...
Don't Hire a Problem at Your Craft Brewery
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
It's not news that who you hire has a significant impact on the success of your brewery. But what may not have occurred to you is that who you hire can also impact the cost of your workers’ compensation insurance. While...
Resolved: Start the New Year with a Thorough Insurance Review
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
It’s that time of year: looking back on lessons learned in the preceding months, and planning ahead for an even more successful new year. That means it’s the perfect time of year to review your commercial insurance...
Accurate Employee Classification on the Work Site
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Interested in saving your construction business some major expenses? Step no. one: keep accurate, honest employee classification records and payroll records for your employees. Here’s a cautionary tale to prove the...
Hands Off Work Injuries
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
When’s the last time you jammed your finger? Cut it on something sharp? Caught it in a drawer or a piece of equipment? No one should take occupational hand injuries lightly. They are among the most common in the US...
What California Employers Need to Know
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
What is the state of California workers comp? In case you haven’t waded through the Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s recent report, we’ll share some of the highlights that may be of...
Cool Down the Risk of Heat-Related Illness
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
We’re right in the middle of a long, hot summer-but it’s not too late to make sure it’s a safe, healthy summer, too! Heat-related illness is a very real risk facing workers throughout the year-but, of course, especially...
The Truth About Occupational Hearing Loss
Monday, July 16, 2018
Hearing loss is a big problem-particularly for US employers. Did you know that hearing loss is the second most reported occupational illness in the country? (Only musculoskeletal disorders are reported more frequently.)...
Keeping an Eye on Confined Space Risk
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Every workplace exposes its workers to certain risks. Heck, even an accountant is at risk for musculoskeletal disorders from repetitive motions-using that adding machine and filling out spreadsheets! While not every...
The Gift of Safe Driving
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Every employer wants to reduce worker injury. It’s the right thing to do—helping to protect the people who work for your company. And it’s the smart thing to do—reducing medical and workers compensation expenses, lost...
Eyes on the Prize: Worker Safety
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
The eyes may be the windows to the soul-but they're also an area of the body that is seriously vulnerable to threats in the workplace. In fact, each day about 2,000 workers sustain work-related eye injuries severe...
The Heart of a Healthy Business
Friday, February 19, 2016
In February, we can't help but think of hearts and flowers and chocolates and Cupid. After all, Valentine's Day is right in the middle of the month! But there's another good reason to think of hearts this month: it's...
Falling Down on the Job
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Q. What commonplace incident is one of the top three causes of death in American workplaces? A. Falls. Yes, we're serious. Falling is one of the leading causes of on-the-job death for American workers. Falls on the same...