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7 Secrets that Cost Your Client a Bundle on their Workers' Comp

Are You Making Workers Comp Employee Friendly By Kevin Ring

7 months, 6 days ago | Uncategorized

How to Help Clients Make Workers’ Comp Employee Friendly Both in the media and in general conversation, we often hear people refer to the workers’ compensation laws in various states as being very “employee friendly”...

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Checklist For Partnering With Right Medical Provider

5 months, 28 days ago | Uncategorized

Vetting Your Medical Provider: The Key to Controlling Workers' Comp Costs The single most influential factor in the outcome of a workers' compensation claim is the quality of the initial medical care. Selecting the right...

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From Adversary To Advocacy The Claims Process

6 months, 5 days ago | Uncategorized

The Advocacy-Based Claims Model: How to Reduce Costs and Improve Outcomes The traditional workers' compensation claims process is fundamentally broken. It is an adversarial system that treats an injured employee not as a person, but...

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Making Safe Driving Practices A Priority For All Employees Will Lower Workers Compensation Costs

7 months, 2 days ago | Uncategorized

Your Biggest Workers' Comp Risk is On the Road If you have employees who drive for any part of their job, motor vehicle accidents are one of your greatest financial exposures. They are the leading...

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Bonuses And Gifts And Workers Compensation Remuneration

5 months, 25 days ago | Uncategorized

Are Employee Bonuses Included in Your Workers' Comp Premium? As you plan year-end bonuses and employee gifts, you need to understand how they affect your workers' compensation premium. The answer isn't always simple, but the...

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Claims Tip Missed Steps Cost Employer Over 50000 By Teresa Long

5 months, 21 days ago | Uncategorized

How a Flawed Injury Investigation Can Cost You $50,000 A workers' compensation claim for a minor back injury ended up costing an employer nearly $80,000. The problem? The injury very likely did not happen at...

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