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15 Simple Ways to Detect Workers’ Comp Fraud
The workers' compensation (WC) insurance system is a no-fault method of paying workers for medical expenses and wage losses due to on-the-job injuries. While the majority of WC claims are truthful, …
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Why Your School Needs Medical Malpractice Coverage
When it comes to coverage for your school’s staff, have you included your medical staff as well? If you employ a school nurse, athletic trainer or other first aid providers, then you have a serious …
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A Workers' Compensation Fraud Win
We’ve all heard this story multiple times: An employee alleges a work-related injury, and either the facts don’t seem to add up, or the continued complaints and treatment seem excessive. The employee …
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Minimize Risk with Safe Patient Handling Programs
As a healthcare owner or operator, are you aware that your employees experience a higher rate of injuries compared to other industries like manufacturing and construction? When compared with such …
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Look Forward to Create Eye Safety in Athletics
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Athletes wear helmets to protect their heads, and pads and braces to protect their bones and joints. But what do players do to prevent the …
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Top 5 Workers' Compensation Injury Types
Data recently collected from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Academy of Social Insurance shows that 65 percent of workers’ compensation costs can be traced to five common workplace …
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Be Prepared for the Media When Tragedy Strikes
Known as the fourth deadliest industry, Waste and Recycling is associated with deaths more often than it should be. When tragic losses happen, such as children being hit and killed by city garbage …
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3 Steps for Determining and Addressing Confined Spaces
In the manufacturing industry, many employees work in unique conditions that require special attention from an OSHA perspective. In particular, confined spaces present a challenge in that they may …
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Which Employee Benefit is Most Important?
Which employee benefit is most important? A simple question, right? It’s often found in employee satisfaction surveys and “Best Places to Work” questionnaires. And it seems easy enough to warrant a …
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Getting Employees Back on their Feet and Back to Work
Every year, 4.1 million employees experience work-related injuries or illnesses in America. 1.12 million of those employees lose work days as a result to their injury or illness. With the average …