Companies have devoted considerable resources to reducing injuries and conditions have improved, but not enough. Employers reported 2.8 million injury and illness cases in 2022, a 7.5 percent increase over 2021. There were 5,486 fatal work injuries in 2022—the equivalent...
Read MoreOn July 2, 2024, federal OSHA released a proposed heat standard that has not yet been published in the Federal Register. In the Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda, the date for the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) is listed as...
Read MoreTransportation and warehousing At the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s (NCCI) annual symposium, it was reported that “Most industries show consistent and steady declines in claim frequency. However, claim frequency increased in the transportation and warehousing sector from 2019- 2022....
Read MoreWhile many employers focus on Workers' Comp close to the renewal date, this is not the opportune time to control costs. It’s the valuation date, which is the day that the insurance company sends your claim information to the workers...
Read MoreAt the Institute of WorkComp Professionals (IWCP) we have found that approximately 75 percent of audits have errors that result in overcharges. This figure is even more alarming when you realize that employers are responsible for most mistakes because they...
Read MoreSocial media sites are increasingly used by the public as a source of information for medical issues, legal advice, and employer concerns and work comp is no exception. Redditt is a popular platform that workers turn to for work comp...
Read MoreThere has likely never been a time when workers’ compensation insurance has been less expensive than it is now. For example, in 1994, employers constructing single-family homes in Florida paid a rate of $32.89 per $100 of payroll. In 2023,...
Read MoreAccording to a survey by the Society for Human Resource Management, roughly 79 percent of employers use some form of AI in the recruitment and hiring process. In its AI in the Workplace Survey Report, Littler, an employment and labor...
Read MoreAlthough compliance with OSHA’s injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting rule always has been challenging, it’s never more critical to get it right. The sweeping changes made to the rule in July 2023 significantly increases the number of establishments affected,...
Read MoreOctober is fire prevention month and a good opportunity to revisit fire prevention measures throughout your company. This article provides a refresher on OSHA requirements for portable fire extinguishers in general industry. Training requirements OSHA requires all general industry employers...
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