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Workers’ Compensation Claims Likely to Skyrocket Thanks to New Legal Presumptions of COVID-19 Infection

May 18, 2020 6:53 pm Published by

As more states lift stay-at-home orders and give employers the green light to bring workers back on site, one thing employers need to be on the lookout for is an increase in workers’ compensation claims. Workers’ compensation statutes are no-fault, meaning that employees do not need to prove negligence on the part of the employer to establish liability. It also means the employer cannot use negligence on the part of the employee as a defense to a claim. In practice, then, employees who are injured or become ill on the job are entitled to benefits like wage replacement and medical expenses, and employer liability is limited, in most circumstances, to only those benefits available through workers’ compensation.

Using the Point Factor Method to Establish Pay Rates

January 2, 2020 2:11 pm Published by

Are you taking the opportunity to review and reevaluate pay rates in the New Year but don’t know where to start? The point factor method is a quantitative technique to evaluate individual jobs and/or job groups based on elements that are essential to an organization’s operations and success and set appropriate pay rates. Compensable factors are identified in a job analysis, points are assigned to the factors, the factors are weighed based on the job requirements, and a pay structure is established for the position.