As an employer, are you doing all you can to protect your company from the impact of workers' compensation claims? Injuries will happen, but here are some of the dynamics you should know about, as well as solutions from workers compensation experts.
Small injuries, big claims
Frank Pennachio, co-founder of The WorkComp Advisory Group says the most challenging claims he sees are "strains and sprains of backs, necks and joints," because they amount to about 8 percent of all injuries, yet they represent 80 to 90 percent of the costs in the system.
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