Insurance Commissioner Okays Benchmark Rate Decrease for California Employers

Posted on: May 31st, 2017 by Leaders' Choice Staff No Comments

California’s insurance commissioner has approved a recommendation to reduce average baseline rates on workers’ compensation policies by 7.8% at the mid-year mark.

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Drug Use Skyrockets among American Workers

Posted on: May 25th, 2017 by Leaders' Choice Staff No Comments

Drug use is rapidly increasing among American workers, as more states liberalize marijuana laws, cocaine makes a resurgence and more people abuse amphetamines and heroin.

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Insurance Investigators Mine Social Media to Ferret out Fraud

Posted on: May 17th, 2017 by Leaders' Choice Staff No Comments

Insurers are increasingly using social media to track down workers who are perpetrating workers’ comp and other liability fraud by faking injuries or staying on the dole after they have healed.

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Court Decision Shows Extent of Employer Liability for Traveling Employees

Posted on: May 12th, 2017 by Leaders' Choice Staff No Comments

The employer of a worker who causes damage during their off hours on a business trip may be held liable for them acting “in the scope of their employment,” according to a federal court decision.

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What the Latest Version of the AHCA Would Mean for Employers

Posted on: May 10th, 2017 by Leaders' Choice Staff No Comments

The American Health Care Act that was passed by the House of Representatives by a small margin would repeal the employer mandate and the reporting requirements that the Affordable Care Act ushered in.

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Getting Buy-in from Managers on Workplace Safety Programs

Posted on: April 28th, 2017 by Leaders' Choice Staff No Comments

One of the keys to instituting a good safety program is to get management and supervisor buy-in.

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Employee Texting Blows Holes in Your Company Communications Policy

Posted on: April 26th, 2017 by Leaders' Choice Staff No Comments

If you are not aware, your employees are most likely communicating with each other and clients using texting or instant messaging.

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Rating Bureau Recommends Benchmark Rate Decrease for California Employers

Posted on: April 21st, 2017 by Leaders' Choice Staff No Comments

IN A SURPISE move, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has filed a recommendation to reduce average baseline rates on policies by 7.8% at the mid-year mark.

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Trump Hints at Withholding Exchange Subsidies to Prompt ACA’s Decline

Posted on: April 19th, 2017 by Leaders' Choice Staff No Comments

Following the House of Representatives’ failed effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, President Trump has promised that the repealing and replacing law is still one of his top priorities, and also hinted at hastening its demise by withholding the premium subsidies the government pays to health exchanges.

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Companies Struggle with Benefits Compliance

Posted on: April 15th, 2017 by Leaders' Choice Staff No Comments

More and more employers are being overwhelmed by all of the compliance requirements associated with managing employee benefits.

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