Workers’ Compensation Fraud Red Flags: Top Warning Signs to Watch For
Key Takeaways An Employer’s Guide to Spotting Workers’ Compensation Fraud Minnesota’s Commerce Fraud Bureau investigates 100+ workers’ compensation fraud cases annually. That is a reminder that a system designed to protect both employees and employers can still be abused. Workers’ comp offers a structured path for injury reporting, medical care coordination, claims management, and recovery […]
Restaurant Workers’ Compensation Injuries: Common Claims & Safety Tips
Key Takeaways Preventing restaurant worker injuries can reduce workers’ compensation claims, workplace disruptions, and staffing shortages. Navigating Restaurant Workers’ Compensation Injuries as an Employer In 2019 alone, more than 93,000 full-service restaurant workers experienced nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses. Restaurant employees work in one of the most time-intensive and unique workplaces. They operate around wet […]
Multi-State Workers’ Compensation: A Guide to Compliance & Risk Management
Key Takeaways The A to Z of Multi-State Workers’ Compensation For accidents occurring in 2022–2023, the average workers’ compensation claim cost was about $47,000. For employers operating in a single state, managing those costs is already a meaningful challenge. For those operating across state lines, the complexity grows considerably. Since WorkPartners USA’s founding in 2007, […]
OSHA Heat Illness Prevention Plans: What Employers Need to Know
Key Takeaways Employer’s Guide to OSHA Heat Illness Prevention Plans Close to 34,000 workers in the USA were afflicted by heat-linked ailments and injuries over the last decade. As an employer in Minnesota, the scenario might be especially concerning for you. Summer temperatures in the region climb consistently into the mid-80s°F, and workers in construction, […]
OSHA’s New Focus Four Hazards: What Construction Employers Need to Know
Key Takeaways Decoding OSHA Focus Four Hazards for the Construction Sector Did you know that construction is the sector with the highest number of workplace fatalities in the United States? In Minnesota and across the Midwest, construction employers regularly reach out to WorkPartners USA with questions about how to address the risks that drive those […]
Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention at Work: Safety Strategies & Best Practices
TL;DR Protect Your Employees at Work It’s concerning to us that in Minnesota alone, falls, trips, and slips accounted for 24% (per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) of workplace fatalities in recent years. Nationally, they remain one of the leading causes of serious occupational injury across almost every industry. Since 2007, our team at […]
AI in Workplace Safety: Predicting and Preventing Hazards Before They Happen
TL;DR Why Is the Shift to AI Workplace Safety So Important? For every dollar invested in an effective workplace safety program, research shows a return of $4 to $6 in direct cost savings. AI workplace safety initiatives push those returns even further by changing the fundamental approach from reacting to injuries to preventing them in […]
Urgent Care vs ER Cost: What Employers Should Know to Reduce Workers’ Comp Claims
TL;DR Why Does It Matter Where an Injured Worker Gets Treatment? When a workplace injury happens, the instinct is to act fast and send the worker wherever they can be seen immediately. But where that treatment happens has a significant impact on claim costs, productivity loss, and how straightforward the workers’ comp process ends up […]
Workplace Injury Costs: A Complete Breakdown for Employers in 2026
TL;DR Decoding Workplace Injury Costs to Help You Control Them Effectively Did you know that serious non-fatal workplace injury costs companies in the USA over $50 billion every year? And it’s not just the massive financial impact that businesses have to grapple with. There’s reputation damage to consider as well as regulatory compliance issues, especially […]
Are Lithium-Ion Battery Injuries OSHA Recordable?
Key Takeaway The OSHA Recordability of Lithium-Ion Battery Injuries From power tools and laptops to electric vehicles and industrial equipment, lithium-ion batteries are a fixture across nearly every industry. In manufacturing facilities across Minnesota and the Midwest, these batteries power the tools and equipment workers depend on every day. But they also carry some risks. […]