No matter how vigilant you are about maintaining safety in the workplace, you can’t always avoid accidents. It’s important to know how to respond when one of your employees suffers an injury on the job.

Properly training staff on workplace safety is important. As one Philadelphia workers compensation lawyer points out, these injuries can be costly, “as most injuries or illnesses that…have been caused by an accident or condition at the workplace” will be covered by your worker's compensation plan.

Human Resources, BusinessMarketing TeamJune 21, 2018workers compensation, Workers CompComment

A Breakdown of Michigan's Workers' Compensation

Did you know that workers’ compensation results in the exchange of more money between hands than any other area of law in the state of Michigan? When it comes to workers’ compensation, there is a lot you have to be aware of if you’re going to be an HR professional. The Michigan Workers’ Disability Compensation Act, which was adopted in 1912, governs all of the details surrounding this unique law. Prior to 1912, injuries that occurred on the job were treated in the same manner as they would off the job. This was deemed unjust due to the high case of injuries that would occur because of the dangerous manner of many factory jobs at the time. Thus workers’ compensation came about. However, this law in the early 1900s was a very different law than we see today, so it’s important to know how complex and intricate this law can get.

Human ResourcesGuest UserAugust 24, 2017human resources, workers compensation, redemption settlementsComment