The Workers’ Comp Kit® Offers Online Self-evaluations of Program Components, Cost Comparisons and Program Improvement Solutions Auguast 26, 2011 — Many employers today find themselves struggling to get their arms around their Workers’ compensation cost drivers. Naturally, clients of Safety National, a national multiline insurance carrier based in St. Louis, Missouri, are no different in …
Press Releases
LexisNexis Honors Workers Comp Roundup Blog in Top 25 for Third Year
LexisNexis Names Blog Sponsored by ReduceYourWorkersComp.com One of 25 Best in 2010 for Workers’ Comp and Workplace Issues HARTFORD, November 11, 2010 — Our blog, Work Comp Roundup, is honored for the third year as a top 25 blog selection for workers compensation and workplace issues by Larson’s National Workers Compensation Advisory Board. In making …
Workers’ Compensation Expert Rebecca Shafer Quoted in Human Resource Executive OnLine Article
Interpretation of State’s Regulations Concerning Employer Responsibility for Workers’ Comp to Former Employees Re-Injured Due to Past On-the-Job Injury at Issue November 3, 2010 — The ‘Long Tail’ of On-the-Job Injuries by Maura C. Ciccarelli in Human Resource Executive OnLine quotes Rebecca Shafer in a discussion an employer workers’ comp liability in on-the-job injuries of …
Workers’ Compensation Information for 29 Industries Gives Employers Free Industry-Specific Cost-Containment Help
New Material Includes Sample Transitional Duty Jobs for Each Industry October 18, 2010 –Amaxx’s Workers Comp Cost Containment Resource Center for Employers, at LowerWC.com, now provides workers’ compensation insurance-related information for 29 industry groups. The industries covered are: agriculture, amusement parks, banks, casinos, construction, commercial fishing, logging and sawmills, oil and gas exploration, longshore and …
Workers’ Compensation Expert Rebecca Shafer Cited by Risk & Insurance Magazine
Conflict Between Employers and Claims Administrators Can Drastically Increase Workers’ Comp Costs October 7, 2010 –We were quoted in a recent article by Peter Rousmaniere in Risk & Insurance, “When Employers and Claims Staffs Clash,” about conflict between employers and their WC claims staff, whether internal employees or an outside third-party administrator (TPA.) The focus …
Workers’ Comp Fraud Reduction Podcast Released by ReduceYourWorkersComp.com
Learn How Employers Can Become Proactive in Reducing Workers’ Compensation Fraud During the Weak Economy HARTFORD, December 15, 2009 — ReduceYourWorkersComp.com released a podcast, “Preventing Workers’ Compensation Fraud.” Download or play to learn how to report fraudulent injuries, aggravation of an existing claim, occupational health illnesses, workplace violence, theft of company property and product tampering. …
Workers’ Comp Kit Blog Named a LexisNexis Top 25 Blog for Workers’ Compensation
LexisNexis Names Blog Sponsored by ReduceYourWorkersComp.com One of 25 Best in 2009 for Workers’ Comp and Workplace Issues HARTFORD, November 3, 2009 — The Workers’ Comp Kit® Blog, was named one of LexisNexis’s Top 25 Blogs for Workers’ Compensation and Workplace Issues – 2009. The blog, at http://blog.reduceyourworkerscomp.com, contains daily information from top medical, legal …
RIMS Survey Show Employers Fall Short in Workers’ Comp Cost Control
Results of First Industry-wide Survey at Best Practices for Post-Loss Cost Control NEW YORK — The first-ever industry wide survey on best practices for post-loss workers’ compensation cost control reveals that most employers are falling short, according to Advisen, which conducted the survey for the Risk & Insurance Management Society. The 2009 RIMS Benchmark Survey …
