Author Archives: Manny Franco
Is Workers’ Compensation the Same as Liability Insurance?
Although they may seem similar on the surface, workers’ compensation insurance is not the same as liability insurance. It is common for most businesses to own both of these kinds of insurance and that is because they do not cover the same incidents. Understanding these differences is key to understanding why both are important… Read More »
Do I Need Workers’ Compensation Insurance?
Any time that an employee of a company is injured while on the job, they have the right to receive financial compensation for their medical expenses. This funding, known as workers’ compensation, is a right granted to any working person and therefore could ordinarily be costly for an employing company. This is where the… Read More »
What is the Goal of Workers’ Compensation?
If you have been injured on the job, you may have heard the term workers’ compensation used with regards to how you should pay for your injuries. In short, this is the exact goal of the workers’ compensation program: to provide financial security and funding to injured employees in order to cover medical expenses…. Read More »
What’s Ahead in Health Care Workers’ Compensation?
Any time that a person is injured while on the job, that person is entitled to receive financial compensation to cover medical costs. This is, of course, a right extended to all employees, but it is much more prevalent in certain fields where workplace injuries are more common than others. Health care is a… Read More »
Protecting Employees: Workers’ Compensation vs. Health Insurance
A just company will want to do their best to protect the rights and financial security of employees and there are many ways to support this. The vast majority of companies will provide health insurance, or at least pay for most of it, and all companies must legally provide workers’ compensation insurance to all… Read More »
Health Care Providers – Workers’ Compensation Board
If you are a health care professional, you have no doubt had, or soon will have, dealings with the workers’ compensation program. This system was designed to take pressure off of those recovering from workplace injuries by having their employer’s insurance company pay medical costs instead of the injured individual. This can raise a… Read More »
Home Health Care Providers: Workers Compensation
The workers’ compensation program in America was designed to provide financial support to all employees that are injured while on the job. This is a legal requirement and, in almost every state, it is mandatory for employers to have insurance on each employee in the event that a workers’ compensation claim needs to be… Read More »
List of Certified Workers’ Compensation Health Care Networks
The workers’ compensation program was created to help people who are injured while on the job by covering their medical expenses. While this is a right afforded to every employee, the details of how the process is executed may vary from state to state and are well regulated. One aspect of workers’ compensation and… Read More »
What are the Pros and Cons of Labor Unions?
Most people have heard the term labor union and may understand what they are, but how might joining one impact your life and career? There are a good reasons on both sides to join or stay away from labor unions and it is important to understand the ins and outs of what they do… Read More »
What is an Employee Misclassification?
There has been a widespread problem among employing companies in America recently and it causes major problems for both individuals and the government. This problem is known as misclassification and specifically has to do with employees of a company being labeled as independent contractors, rather that full fledged employees. This might not seem like… Read More »
