AMAXX

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Return to Original Position Upon Full Recovery Once the employee reaches maximum medical improvement (MMI) , they return to their pre-injury job. He is co-author of the #1 selling comprehensive training guide Your Ultimate Guide to Mastering Workers Comp Costs: Reduce Costs 20% to 50%. Contact: mstack@reduceyourworkerscomp.com.

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AMAXX

MAY 6, 2025

Hiring is more than finding the right resume or filling a seatits the first and most important line of defense in preventing workplace injuries and reducing workers comp costs. Employers struggling with first-year injuries, high turnover, or repeat claims often have something in common: a reactive hiring process.

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AMAXX

MAY 14, 2025

When a workers comp program isnt delivering results, many employers instinctively look outward. If you want a high-performing workers comp programone that reduces claims, controls costs, and supports injured employees you need a rockstar internal team. Step 2: Define Your Internal Team Workers comp is a team sport.

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AMAXX

MAY 27, 2025

Workers compensation is often misunderstood as a fixed cost of doing businesssomething employers have to accept, manage passively, and simply write checks for. In reality, workers comp costs are one of the most controllable expenses in your organization. Avoid It : Treat workers comp like a strategic initiative.

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AMAXX

MAY 26, 2025

When a workplace injury occurs, most people think of two parties: the injured worker and the employer. Workers compensation isnt a solo actits a team sport. Thats a critical mindset shift: every stakeholder in workers comp is here to support the employee-employer dynamic.

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AMAXX

MAY 21, 2025

In reality, the employer foots the bill for every dollar spent in the workers compensation system. Understanding who truly pays for workers comp is more than a technicalityits a mindset shift that unlocks better program management, smarter spending, and improved outcomes for injured workers.

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AMAXX

APRIL 23, 2025

Efficient management of workers’ compensation claims significantly impacts both employee recovery outcomes and organizational costs. What are Injury Duration Guidelines? These guidelines answer the frequent question asked at the time of injury: “ How long will my employee be off work?

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AMAXX

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The Link Between Trust and Outcomes A study conducted by the Workers Comp Research Institute (WCRI) highlights the crucial role that trust and fear play in an injured workers recovery and financial stability. ” Workers need clear, timely updates about their benefits, particularly wage replacement checks.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 1, 2025

BTW Solutions bills itself as a drug wholesaler and billing service and as a way for physicians to maximize profits on workers’ compensation and personal-injury-protection patients through the use of topical creams and durable medical equipment. The Benton, Arkansas-based …

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AMAXX

MARCH 24, 2025

Payroll serves as a primary measure of the employer’s exposure to potential workplace injury and thus significantly impacts premium costs. The premium portion, $5 per hour, should be excluded from payroll calculations for workers’ compensation premium purposes. However, strict rules apply.

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AMAXX

MAY 13, 2025

Thats as true for workers comp as it is for fitness, finance, or sales. With just five core metrics , you can quickly diagnose the health of your workers compensation program , prioritize where to act, and measure your progress over time. You can’t improve what you don’t measure. Its both a cost and culture metric.

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AMAXX

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

EBM provides clear, data-backed injury duration guidelines to help answer these questions. Best Practice: Immediate Return to Light-Duty Work According to EBM principles, 90%+ of injured employees should return to work in a modified-duty capacity within 0-4 days of injury.

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AMAXX

JUNE 9, 2025

When it comes to workers’ compensation litigation, fear is the unspoken force driving many claims into the courtroom. It’s not necessarily bad injuries, bad actors, or even bad faith that sends injured workers searching for an attorney. More often, it’s something far more basic—and far more preventable: fear of the unknown.

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 9, 2025

Worker misclassification in Maryland is widespread, leaving thousands of workers without injury protection and depriving insurance companies of more than $58 million in workers’ compensation premiums each year, according to a report from a state task force. Maryland’s Joint Enforcement …

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AMAXX

MARCH 10, 2025

Proper layoff planning isn’t just about handling employment transitions; it’s crucial for controlling claims costs and ensuring that resources are available to support genuinely injured workers. Invite them to tour your facility beforehand to enhance their understanding of potential injury contexts.

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 30, 2025

Contractors insurance groups say worker injuries are being faked at an unprecedented rate across New York’s construction sites in hopes of receiving workers’ compensation benefits and liability insurance payouts, according to court filings and an ABC News report. Worker advocates …

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AMAXX

MARCH 10, 2025

This post is one in a 2-part series: Part 1: Layoff Planning to Control Workers Comp Claims Part 2: Layoff Planning to Control Workers Comp Claims 3. These vendors help manage the recovery and transitional employment of injured workers, reducing the internal burden and ensuring continuous engagement in meaningful work.

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AMAXX

APRIL 30, 2025

Thats not a dream its a reality for organizations that implement clear, consistent communication systems within their workers comp process. The 9-Point System That Drives Workers Comp Success The best programs dont rely on memory or the right person doing the right thing at the right time. They build repeatable systems.

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 30, 2025

Contractors insurance groups say worker injuries are being faked at an unprecedented rate across New York’s construction sites in hopes of receiving workers’ compensation benefits and liability insurance payouts, according to court filings and an ABC News report. Worker advocates …

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AMAXX

APRIL 10, 2025

In the complex world of workers compensation, risk managers play a vital role in aligning strategic oversight with day-to-day claims operations. Far from being a behind-the-scenes figure, a successful risk manager serves as the linchpin between claims administration, adjusters, and injury management teams.

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AMAXX

MAY 12, 2025

Its a funny sceneuntil you realize its exactly how most employers manage their workers compensation programs. The Bugs Bunny Trap is a perfect metaphor for how workers comp can spiral out of control without a strategic framework. So how do you escape the chaos and build a streamlined, high-performance comp program?

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AMAXX

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Supervisors in the workplace, much like a championship teams defense, play a pivotal role in injury management. Their response in the first moments after an injury determines whether the process leads to a smooth recovery or spirals into an expensive, drawn-out claim. Research by Scott W. Heres a step-by-step guide for supervisors: 1.

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AMAXX

APRIL 30, 2025

When a workers compensation claim spirals into a costly, prolonged, or litigated nightmare, most people instinctively look for a technical failure: late paperwork, a coverage issue, or a misstep by the claims adjuster. The real reason many workers comp claims go off the rails? Here are four high-impact ways to start: 1.

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AMAXX

MARCH 24, 2025

This post is one in a 3-part series: Part 1: Workers Comp Independent Premium Audits Explained Part 2: Workers Comp Independent Premium Audits Explained Part 3: Workers Comp Independent Premium Audits Explained To qualify for this treatment, construction employers must keep meticulous records specifying exact hours worked per classification code.

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AMAXX

JUNE 5, 2025

But heres the truth: Effective injury response isnt just an HR task its a company-wide culture shift. Organizations that treat injury response as a team effort see better outcomes: faster recovery times, lower claim costs, fewer disputes, and higher employee satisfaction. Those that isolate it to a single department?

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Triple-I: Workers Compensation

MAY 20, 2025

Workers compensation is a product where compassion and analytics work hand-in-hand protecting and caring for employees, while also leveraging data to make the entire system more effective and sustainable, Ryan said. Continued strong results Workers comp remains financially fit, according to NCCI Chief Actuary Donna Glenn, FCAS, MAAA.

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AMAXX

MAY 6, 2025

But whats often missed is that onboarding is one of the most critical safety tools in a companys injury prevention strategy. Injury rates dont spike after years on the jobthey surge within the first few days and weeks of employment. 44% of construction injuries are first-year incidents.

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AMAXX

MAY 6, 2025

But when it comes to the workers compensation system, a rushed or poorly evaluated hire can be far more costly than leaving a role vacant for a few extra weeks. In fact, bad hires aren’t just a performance issuethey are a financial and legal liability , particularly in industries where physical labor increases the risk of injury.

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Annual workers’ compensation rate cuts in the double digits have become routine in almost every U.S. state in recent years. That trend may have now come to an end in Florida, where the National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending …

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Insurance Journal

JULY 15, 2024

South Carolina lawmakers next year may be asked to revamp a workers’ compensation employment test that judges have relied on for more than 50 years, if the state Supreme Court has its way. The court last week said that a …

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AMAXX

APRIL 23, 2025

Click Link to Access Free PDF Download “The 6-Step Process To Determine Workers’ Comp Injury Causation” Application in Workers’ Compensation EBM in workers’ compensation is utilized primarily through guidelines developed by multi-disciplinary boards, including neurologists, orthopedists, chiropractors, and pharmacists.

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AMAXX

MAY 27, 2025

In the world of workers compensation, few factors have a more immediate and measurable impact on claim outcomes than lag time the delay between when an injury occurs and when it is reported to the carrier or third-party administrator (TPA). Set a Clear Goal The gold standard for reporting an injury should be within 10 minutes.

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AMAXX

MARCH 11, 2025

Sub-rosa investigationsundercover surveillance designed to discreetly document claimant activityprovide evidence to substantiate or challenge the severity of reported injuries. He is co-author of the #1 selling comprehensive training guide Your Ultimate Guide to Mastering Workers Comp Costs: Reduce Costs 20% to 50%.

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AMAXX

MARCH 18, 2025

This opens the door to exaggerated injuries, unrelated medical issues being attributed to work, and even outright fraudulent claims. To run an effective workers compensation program, companies must take control of the claims process rather than defaulting to automatic acceptance. Transparency is key, and that starts with communication.

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AMAXX

JANUARY 27, 2025

Click Link to Access Free PDF Download “Step-By-Step Process To Master Workers Comp In 90 Days” Start With Goal of Where You Want to Go We start with a goal of where we want to go. He is co-author of the #1 selling comprehensive training guide Your Ultimate Guide to Mastering Workers Comp Costs: Reduce Costs 20% to 50%.

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 5, 2025

A forklift driver for Frito-Lay who injured his achilles tendon playing in a company basketball game is not covered by workers compensation. The Virginia Workers Compensation Commission (VWCC) upheld the denial of benefits because the employee’s voluntary participation in the …

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Insurance Journal

APRIL 20, 2025

Simpson An employee who claimed he injured his knee while swinging a club during an employer-sponsored TopGolf event has failed to qualify for workers’ compensation benefits. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWCC) recently upheld a deputy commissioner … By Andrew G.

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