Administers the workers' compensation program for an organization. Implements a consistent process for recording, investigating, and reporting workers' compensation claims complying with laws and regulations. Prepares and submits required reporting and documentation to OSHA, state and local agencies, and other entities. Monitors all claims and liaises with the employees, managers, insurance representatives, union representatives, medical staff, and attorneys involved with a case. Communicates case status details and necessary information to involved parties, including notifications of hearings... view job details

Administers the workers' compensation program for an organization. Implements a consistent process for recording, investigating, and reporting workers' compensation claims complying with laws and regulations. Prepares and submits required reporting and documentation to OSHA, state and local agencies, and other entities. Monitors all claims and liaises with the employees, managers, insurance representatives, union representatives, medical staff, and attorneys involved with a case. Communicates case status details and necessary information to involved parties, including notifications of hearings... view job details

Responsible for developing, maintaining, and managing a company's workers' compensation program. Implements all matters of the program, including claim investigations, settlements, and litigation. Establishes standards and procedures for all matters relating to workers' compensation. Responsible for finding an insurance provider that meets organizational goals of employee coverage and cost effectiveness. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a head of unit/department. Manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs. True first level manager. Ensures that proj... view job details

Administers the workers' compensation program for an organization. Implements a consistent process for recording, investigating, and reporting workers' compensation claims complying with laws and regulations. Prepares and submits required reporting and documentation to OSHA, state and local agencies, and other entities. Monitors all claims and liaises with the employees, managers, insurance representatives, union representatives, medical staff, and attorneys involved with a case. Communicates case status details and necessary information to involved parties, including notifications of hearings... view job details

Negotiates claims settlements within granted authority. Demonstrate commitment to Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, and apply knowledge of compliance policies and procedures, standards and laws applicable to job responsibilities in the performance of work. Selects and manages service vendors to achieve appropriate balance between allocated expense and loss outcome. view job details

The annual salary review season is upon us and employers are struggling to manage salary increases against a backdrop of continuous economic turmoil. We decided to take a look at what employees can expect for merit increases in 2009 as ever worsening economic developments come to light and threats of layoffs continue to be reported. According to a survey of online readers conducted by Business & Legal Reports (BLR) in late October, an increasing number of employers are considering making changes to their current pay budget plans for 2009. Approximately 39.9% of organizations responding to the... view article details

Workers Are Negotiating Less Often We love all things salary negotiation. It’s our business, our passion, and the reason our company exists. But it’s not enough for us to love it, we need you to love it as well.Unfortunately, many of you aren’t convinced of the importance of negotiating your salary.For the last few years we’ve conducted a survey to determine how often people negotiate, when they negotiate, and why they’re afraid of negotiating. It culminates in our annual Salary Negotiation Week, in which you can pick up some great tips on salary negotiation tactics. This year, we sur... view article details

It Starts with the CEO Chief executive officers (CEOs) get paid lots of money for being the top employees in the company. Why do they get paid so much? Like athletes and actors, CEOs provide a level of talent that is required to produce the desired product - in this case, a strongly performing company. The skills and responsibilities that come with the job of CEO are extreme and the number of people who can fill these roles is limited. That is why the market has determined that people with these skills are worth a lot of money to their companies. Only about 20 percent of a CEO's pay is base... view article details

Compensation SurveysPaying people fairly is good for business. Underpay, and employees will eventually look for a better offer. Overpay, and the payroll budget and profitability will suffer. That's why companies use market data to research the value of their jobs. But what is 'market data' anyway?To determine the prevailing rate for a job, companies can 'benchmark' jobs against compensation surveys that are detailed and specific to the companies' industries and regions. A good compensation survey uses standard, proven methods of data gathering and statistical analysis to determine how much com... view article details

Ellison Says, Stock OnlyA look at Oracle Corp's (ORCL) proxy statement filed September 11, 2000, reveals that CEO Lawrence Ellison will take all of his pay in stock options for four years.For the company's fiscal year ending May 31, 2000, Ellison was paid $208,000 in base salary and received no annual bonus. This is considerably less than he received in fiscal 1999: a base salary of $1 million and a bonus of $2.75 million. But before you start worrying about how the Ellisons are going to make ends meet, take a look at the next column on the summary compensation table. It shows that Larry Ellis... view article details

Company operating expenses cover many areas. From technology to the workforce. For this reason, it is critical to plan everything out. Thus, firms conduct annual budget meetings to carry out this task. A company's workers' salary covers a large chunk of its budget. Hence, every year, companies make the necessary planning for their workers. Part of this is the annual salary budget. This covers workers' salaries, commissions, rewards, and taxes. What is a Salary Budget? A firm uses a salary budget plan to predict expenses such as its workers' salaries. This also covers workers' benefits and ove... view blog & white papers details

Ever wonder what exactly workers' compensation insurance is? You've heard the term thrown around at your job, but you're still unsure of the details. Workers' compensation insurance works to protect both employers and employees in the event of work-related injuries or illnesses. As an employee, it ensures you will receive medical care and wage replacement benefits if you get hurt or sick because of your job. For employers, it protects against the risk of expensive lawsuits. Workers' compensation provides no-fault coverage, which means you can claim the benefits regardless of who is at fault fo... view blog & white papers details

As remote work increases, office location and employee location are increasingly being questioned as drivers of pay, and there is no clear consensus on how employers should adjust salaries to adapt to this new trend. For instance, on Indeed’s blog for employers, William Tincup states “that paying people a salary based on where they live should be seriously reconsidered if not phased out.” Conversely, a recent article in WorldatWork’s Workspan notes that both Facebook and Twitter will pay their increasingly remote workforce based on where they live, not where they work. A Payscale blog from las... view blog & white papers details

Now might be a good time to think about what would make you a happier employee and negotiate with your company to make it so. And that includes a decent raise.Why now? Because employees are gaining the upper hand for the first time in a long time in the workplace as companies struggle to fill open positions and look for ways to keep people from quitting.While raises may not be as big as the Social Security cost of living adjustment of 5.9% (the highest COLA since 1982), wage increases are expected to be higher than recent years and may also be joined by other added employee perks, like bonuses... view blog & white papers details

Now might be a good time to think about what would make you a happier employee and negotiate with your company to make it so. And that includes a decent raise.Why now? Because employees are gaining the upper hand for the first time in a long time in the workplace as companies struggle to fill open positions and look for ways to keep people from quitting.While raises may not be as big as the Social Security cost of living adjustment of 5.9% (the highest COLA since 1982), wage increases are expected to be higher than recent years and may also be joined by other added employee perks, like bonuses... view blog & white papers details