Many business owners think that it is better to have someone out on worker’s comp than to pay them for a lesser job. After all, worker’s comp will pay for them to be out. The reality is that it costs at least twice as much to put in a worker’s comp case based on the large premium increase that losses cause.
We all hope that our employees never get injured on the job. But the truth is accidents do happen, and when they do you need to have a process in place for dealing with a workplace injury, so you aren’t caught off guard.
One key to reducing your workers’ comp costs is actively managing any open claims to make sure the requisite treatment is proceeding as it should and the reserves are fair and not excessive. Poor management of open claims can add thousands of dollars onto your workers’ comp costs, so improving this can be a substantial and immediate cost saver for your business.
