Workers' Comp

Even though much has been accomplished in the past three years, Vestas-Americans safety journey continues.

Thus far in 2012, 80 percent of all Workers Comp claims at Kelly Services Inc. have been reported within five days of the injury. This time period compares with an average of nine days to reach that 80 percent figure for the entire book of business at Kellys third-party administrator,...

The overuse of opioid therapy in the U.S. to treat chronic pain is reaching an epidemic level, according to the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

A harsh reality of the construction industry is that it is made up of an aging workforce. To try and counter the impact of this, Limbach Facility Services in 2009 launched a robust internal wellness program that offers a cash incentive for employees who achieve certain wellness goals.

Vestas recognizes that safety is not just for employees of the company but extends to contractors, vendors and suppliers that provide services to the company. To adress this, Vestas has partnered with PICS, a third-party vendor, which provides contractor and vendor-management pre-qualification oversight.

While many Workers Compensation programs focus almost exclusively on medical and indemnity costs, Kelly Services Inc. took it a step further in 2003 by discovering a substantial cost included in the allocated loss-adjustment expenses (ALAE) of its third-party administrator (TPA). A deeper dive into its ALAE revealed Kellys medical-bill-review (MBR)...