The way that your worker's compensation cost is calculated is a straightforward formula. Your rate is decided by a few factors, the state in which your company is located and the type of business you own. Then this rate is multiplied by your total payroll and then divided by 100. This book walks you through Cutting-Edge Strategies to dramatically reduce your workers' compensation costs, control your cost drivers and improve your risk profile. Implementing these strategies has consistently reduced costs and premiums by an average of 23% in just one year and 52% over five years. Taking control of your workers' compensation costs and premiums requires an understanding of what is driving costs as well as knowing how to make your business more attractive in the insurance marketplace.

The way that your worker's compensation cost is calculated is a straightforward formula. Your rate is decided by a few factors, the state in which your company is located and the type of business you own. Then this rate is multiplied by your total payroll and then divided by 100. This book walks you through Cutting-Edge Strategies to dramatically reduce your workers' compensation costs, control your cost drivers and improve your risk profile. Implementing these strategies has consistently reduced costs and premiums by an average of 23% in just one year and 52% over five years. Taking control of your workers' compensation costs and premiums requires an understanding of what is driving costs as well as knowing how to make your business more attractive in the insurance marketplace.

Laying out management and safety procedures that reduce injuries and the aggravation that follows, this book covers hiring, training, and managing employees with injury avoidance in mind. The authors provide a blueprint for dealing with injured employees and their families, and for determining the correct time for the employee to return to work. The book discusses the all-important issues of fraud, modified duty, substance abuse testing, and accident investigations. It also provides guidance for managing safety efforts in a manner that controls workers' compensation cost. The book shows readers how they can impact - favorably - the amount their organization pays in premiums.

The Construction Chart Book presents the most complete data available on all facets of the U.S. construction industry: economic, demographic, employment/income, education/training, and safety and health issues. The book presents this information in a series of 50 topics, each with a description of the subject matter and corresponding charts and graphs. The contents of The Construction Chart Book are relevant to owners, contractors, unions, workers, and other organizations affiliated with the construction industry, such as health providers and workers compensation insurance companies, as well as researchers, economists, trainers, safety and health professionals, and industry observers.

>"CompControl is a hands-on guide to help improve the bottom line of any company. Mr. Priz's step-by-step directions show the potential and actual overcharges on Workers Compensation insurance. Readers will also learn how to secure the best policy and insurance team to fit their needs. This book is divided into ten chapters. Each discusses a different aspect of buying, using, deciphering, and controlling your worker's compensation insurance plan. Throughout the book, Mr. Priz advises familiarity with the state's Workers Compensation policies and regulations. Workers' Compensation offers a complex of more than 600 workplace classifications. Only a handful, at most, are appropriate for a particular workplace. Mistakes in classifications and other key factors are common to illustrate the typical pitfalls; the author presents 24 case studies from his experiences as an advocate for his clients, Each study details and the problems the company encountered with this system. Reasing these carefully may help evaluate a company's situation in the many potential areas of conflict.