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Construction workers who are Hispanic, young and employed by small firms likely face greater occupational safety challenges than almost any other employee segment or in any industry in the United States, a new report finds. Continue reading
I often have clients call and say what type of claim will cost me the most. I sort of laugh because honestly it is really hard to give them a correct answer… The variables to this question are endless. For example; Cost them how? Financially? Growth wise? Reputation wise etc.? The more I get asked the question it has me thinking; which types of claims are most common and have a history of being the most costly? So I decided to come up with the top three risks that small businesses are most vulnerable if not covered properly. Continue reading
The Social Security Administration’s proposal that workers compensation benefits be reported annually to the agency would increase insurers’ and employers’ paperwork and costs.
“There is a potential here of an extra burden … and potentially extra costs for employers and carriers around the country,” said Rafael Gonzalez, Tampa, Florida-based vice president of strategic solutions at Helios Settlement Solutions, a unit of pharmacy benefit manager Helios. Continue reading
Under the state’s “fresh-start rule,” an Iowa employer isn’t entitled to apportion its liability for permanent partial disability benefits in the case of a worker with a long history of work-related injuries, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled. Continue reading
By: Christopher Boggs (Insurance Journal) April 2015
Professional employer organizations (PEOs) began their rise … Continue reading
NEW YORK — Expansion of legalized marijuana use for medicinal and/or recreational purposes figures to compound an already complicated web of management and workers compensation liability issues for employers. Continue reading
Prescription drug spending increased 13.1% in the United States last year, attributed partly to an increase in spending for specialty drugs, according to Express Scripts Inc. Continue reading
CARSON CITY — A Nevada bill that would exempt businesses from paying minimum wage to independent contractors earned praise Monday from business owners who say they want the flexibility to hire people on contract.
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