April 18, 2013 / by KMRD Partners / Insurance Coverage, One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
Following the second workers’ compensation rate reduction in a row for Pennsylvania businesses, Labor & Industry Secretary Julia Hearthway credited state-certified workplace safety committees with “encouraging a safe workplace and a productive workforce.” According to Secretary Hearthway, “More than 10,000 state-certified workplace safety committees have been established, protecting more than 1.3 million workers and saving […]
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Workplace Safety Committees in Pennsylvania
April 18, 2013 / by KMRD Partners / Insurance Coverage, One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
Following the second workers’ compensation rate reduction in a row for Pennsylvania businesses, Labor & Industry Secretary Julia Hearthway credited state-certified workplace safety committees with “encouraging a safe workplace and a productive workforce.” According to Secretary Hearthway, “More than 10,000 state-certified workplace safety committees have been established, protecting more than 1.3 million workers and saving […]
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Their Workers Compensation Wasn’t Working
January 11, 2013 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
For the past four years, Thresher Manufacturing chased price while shopping its Workers’ Compensation policy from broker to broker. With each supposed step forward Thresher instead took two steps backward, as its loss frequency increased by 50% and its claim costs increased by 30%. Add to this the fact that the company’s Workers’ Compensation Experience […]
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Check Your Workers Compensation Loss History
September 5, 2012 / by KMRD Partners / Insurance Coverage, One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
Workers’ Compensation policy purchases and renewals will likely cost more beginning January 1, 2013 for any firm with a poor loss history. This is because at the beginning of the year, 38 states will change the way premiums are calculated. The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) helps 38 states set their Workers’ Compensation rates. […]
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Workers Compensation Rate Reduction in PA
August 10, 2012 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
At our website www.oneminutefromnormal.com we ask visitors the question: What if an unscheduled event suddenly seizes control of your business? Are you ready? For the second year in a row, Pennsylvania’s Workers’ Compensation Rating Bureau has enacted a workers’ compensation rate reduction. The overall decrease of 4.01% went into effect April 1. Not all employers […]
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The Construction Workplace Misclassification Act is Now a Law
February 11, 2011 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
Effective today, any construction company operating in Pennsylvania that does not follow the strict guidelines set out in the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act will be civilly liable, may face criminal prosecution, and may also be subject to stop work orders. If your construction company has not carefully reviewed its contracts and certificates of insurance in […]
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Construction Workplace Misclassification Act – More Hurdles to Overcome When Using Subcontractors – THE GREY AREA IS NOW GONE!
February 2, 2011 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
Effective February 11, 2011, the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act in Pennsylvania strictly regulates the use of individuals as independent contractors in the construction industry. If any worker who does not meet all of the following criteria is misclassified as an independent contractor, the hiring party business, and its officers and agents, may be civilly liable, […]
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