OSHA Enforcement and Penalties Newsletter – October 2015 Construction Companies Face $2 Million in Fines for Knowingly Exposing Workers to Asbestos Two Illinois-based companies face a total [...]
Risk Insights Protect Off-site Temporary Employees All businesses should protect the safety and health of their employees, but temporary staffing agencies face unique risks and exposures due to [...]
Work Comp Insights Reporting Workers’ Compensation Claims Workers’ compensation laws are often misunderstood because they can vary significantly between states. If your employee reports an injury [...]
Safety Spotlight Newsletter WORKPLACE SAFETY – A Top Initiative There were 4,383 fatalities from work-related injuries in 2012. While this number has decreased over the past decade, it’s [...]
Work Comp Insights The Defense Base Act The Defense Base Act (DBA) was established in 1941 to protect workers on military bases outside the United States. Overseas federal, military and public [...]
Will Ex Mods Go The Way Of The Twinkie The twinkie has gone the way of the dough-dough bird: it’s gone by-by. And now that big data has gotten bigger, faster, and better at creating more granular [...]
Work Comp Insights The First 24 Hours After an Injury The moment an injury occurs, it initiates a sequence of events that can last for weeks or even months. But no matter how prolonged the [...]
Workers Compensation News Workers Compensation Rates Reduced for Small Business The Hartford has reduced Workers Compensation rates for small business commercial lines. Due to the economy [...]
Work Comp Insights Third-party Action-over Exclusions Could an exclusion in your commercial general liability (CGL) policy leave your business liable for damages due to an employee’s injury, even [...]
Work Comp Insights Steps to Reduce Workplace Injuries Are your Worker’s Compensation rates going through the roof? Workplace injury issues could be your problem. Take a quick look at this [...]