Every employer struggles with how to address the risk of workplace violence. Staffing firms can feel especially vulnerable because of the limited insights they have into the personalities of a client’s employees. Fortunately, professional solutions are available. Encouraging employees to raise concerns early on is an important step but relying on an employee’s instincts to […]
Violence at work, especially involving firearms, has become a tragic feature of our national culture. Although such incidents are thankfully far less common than other potentially serious injuries on the job, when they happen, their consequences for everyone involved can be devastating. Fortunately, employers can take control of the problem by training employees to recognize […]
Whenever an employee makes a workers’ compensation claim, the employer needs to take the time to do a thorough review of the claim. Each investigation needs to be designed around the details of the claim. For staffing firms, an investigation often requires an extra layer of complexity due to the involvement of the client. Have […]
Many employers find managing their workers’ compensation program to be a frustrating and confusing task. The process can be especially difficult for temporary staffing firms, which tend to have large, dispersed workforces and a wide variety of hazards to account for in their policies. These are some of the reasons why workers’ compensation is so […]