Employers with large hourly, seasonal and variable-hour workforces often face a difficult balancing act. Rising healthcare costs, ongoing compliance requirements and diverse workforce needs can make it challenging to build a benefit strategy that works for both the organization and its employees. As a result, many...

Ensuring resident safety is a key priority for all senior living facilities. A critical area of concern is the risk of elopement—when a resident leaves a senior living facility unexpectedly and unsupervised. Such incidents can lead to residents becoming disoriented or lost and expose them...

Holiday weeks can pose an extra administrative challenge to employers with employees on leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). In addition to their regular FMLA obligations, employers must figure out how to calculate employees’ leave use when the leave coincides with...

Offering more medical plans can seem like a way to increase employee choice. In practice, many employers now offer five or more options, and that creates complexity instead of clarity. As employers evaluate their benefits portfolios, many are looking for ways to improve employee decision-making...

Earbuds and music headphones have become fixtures of everyday life, but on the job, they can pose serious safety hazards. What feels like a harmless habit can put you and the people around you at risk. When you cannot hear what is happening in your...

Workplace Ergonomics:  What is Trigger Finger Trigger finger is a condition that affects the tendons in your fingers or thumb, making them difficult to move or causing them to lock in a bent position. It develops when repeated gripping, squeezing or pinching motions irritate the tendon...

When it comes to motivating employees, one size does NOT fit all, and with the cost of health insurance soaring, employers are caught in a difficult position. They need to manage their budgets, but they cannot afford to alienate employees by stripping down coverage. To bridge...

If you face falling-object hazards in the workplace, such as when working below areas from which tools or materials could fall or when handling heavy materials, protect your toes by wearing shoes with impact-resistant safety toes. Impact Resistant Safety Toes Steel Toe Shoes:  One common choice for...

Heat illness occurs when your body gets too hot and can no longer cool itself. It can come on quickly, and some forms can become life-threatening within minutes. Anyone who works in a hot environment, indoors or outdoors, can be affected. Knowing what to look...

Workplace injury is no longer just physical. Mental and psychological claims are rising rapidly—and for risk managers and PEO professionals, they represent a more complex, costly, and strategic exposure. This shift isn’t temporary. It’s redefining how workplace risk must be managed. Why Psychological Claims Are Increasing Several forces...