Return to Work Programs:
Good for the Employee, Good for the Employer

By Kym Varner, Risk Manager

“We don’t have work available for you.  Come back when the doctor says you can do your regular job.  That’s why we have workers comp insurance!”

Those are costly words!  Costly to your company…and costly to the employee.  Those words potentially set the stage for a downward spiral of events for both the employer and the employee.  Let’s consider the costs.

Cost to the Employee

There is a false belief among some workers that, if they are injured, they will be off work, but will continue to collect regular wages.  However, rarely are the true effects realized. Read more.

Cost to Your Company

The most dramatic cost effect may be on your company’s experience modifier (emod), particularly if you are a large company.   An emod is a factor that is applied to WC rates.  Therefore, it affects your entire payroll.  Read more.

Learn to Avoid the Hidden Costs
of Worker's Comp

Attend this Month's FREE Safety Seminar

Return to Work programs are only a part of the answer!  Reserve your seat now for May’s Safety Seminar: "Safety Programs: The Cost to have One, the Cost if You Don't."  You will learn:

• What an accident really costs your company
• The costs of implementing and maintaining a safety program
• Long-term and short-term savings and benefits of a strong safety program

This is the first of a two-part seminar.  The next Safety Seminar will provide a “hands-on” opportunity to begin to actually customize a safety program for your company.  The CBR Risk Team will provide administrative assistance in customizing a safety program that works for your company.  Seminar attendees will be given priority status!  So, register now for the seminar on Thursday, May 17 at 10am!