During hot summer months Workers’ Compensation claims spike with heat-related injuries, accidents, and deaths. In fact, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports heat-related deaths outnumber flood-, tornado-, and cold-related deaths on average for the past 30 years. The NOAA and Center for Disease Control (CDC), along with other domestic and international partners haveContinue Reading
It seems like we’ve been talking or hearing about Millennials for most of my career. Millennials are now in their 20’s and 30’s. It is estimated they will comprise 30% of the workforce by 2020, and many are entering management roles. Once characteristic touted as “millennial” is they perceive themselves invincible, although that has alwaysContinue Reading
Were you the kid in school with perfect attendance? I envied them. Those kids were rare, only one or two in each class. They got accolades and a nice certificate signed by the principal, just for showing up! There was one girl in my elementary school that did not miss one day from First GradeContinue Reading
Job site safety isn’t all about power cords and ladders. The heat can take its toll. Now is the time to prepare for Spring and Summer weather. Believe it or not, something as simple as sharing a drink—of water, that is—may mean the difference between productivity and injury. Dehydration taxes mental and physical health. InvestContinue Reading
Remember the days of the family doctor making a house call? Neither do I. My experience with doctors has been making an appointment, sometimes weeks in advance. Taking off work at the most inopportune time. Fighting traffic to drive across town. Looking for a parking place. Still looking for a parking place… Wandering around aContinue Reading
A happy worker is a productive worker, common sense says, but despite some studies that claim to reveal this correlation, over 70 years of research has not yet proved the axiom true. Little wonder: It’s a tough thing to measure. These are subjective concepts, after all. What it means for an employee to be “happy” andContinue Reading
Tobacco use is the scourge of workplaces everywhere, just ask any smoker who works in an office setting. Businesses ban lighting up in buildings, penalize users through their wellness programs, and relegate smokers to taking their breaks in out-of-sight crannies near alleyway dumpsters. As the vilification movement continues to swell, an unlikely hero — orContinue Reading
Health care is expensive for businesses. Those who go through insurance companies must deal with rising premiums and growing uncertainty. And the ones that self-fund health benefits are only so insulated from increasing costs. In the search to buttress the bottom line, corporate wellness programs are doing a good job of improving worker health soContinue Reading
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