Take advantage of your tribal restaurant insurance and take steps to mitigate your risks As a restaurant owner, you’re well aware of the risks that you face daily. That’s why you have tribal restaurant insurance to help cover those risks, should the worst happen: a kitchen knife slip. A customer slip-and-fall in the bathroom. A… Read More
employee safety
How you can protect your employees – and your company – from Valley Fever
Valley Fever’s on the rise. Learn how you can protect your employees Last year Cal OSHA fined six companies nearly $250,000 for workplace safety and health violations after reports that their employees contracted Valley Fever on a solar project construction site in Monterey County. That’s why we’re dedicating this blog post to Valley Fever: what… Read More
Tips for working with an aging workforce while growing your tribal business
Is your workforce graying? Here’s how to work with them If you have an aging workforce, you know how valuable their knowledge and experience are. At the same time, health concerns begin to creep into our graying years, which can disrupt your workflow if you’re not prepared. We’ve compiled many HR and workers’ compensation expert… Read More
Tribal workplace violence training programs
Why your tribal business needs a workplace violence program As the second leading cause of occupational fatalities in the U.S., workplace violence is not only a high-profile risk, but unfortunately, it’s also becoming more and more prevalent. Human resources and workplace safety experts are touting the need for tribal workplace violence training – but how do… Read More
5 tools to prevent tribal workplace fall hazards
National Safety Stand-Down Week: Protect your tribal workplace from fall hazards Every year over 300 people die in ladder-related accidents, and more than 10,000 suffer serious injuries. They are the top cause of construction fatalities and account for one-third of on-the-job injury deaths in the industry. Whether your tribal entity is a construction company handling… Read More
How you can prevent tribal workers’ benefits fraud
More ways that you can thwart tribal workers’ benefits fraud Due to the prevalence of workers’ compensation fraud across the U.S., companies are responding with a list of best practices to help fight this epidemic. Tribal businesses can apply many of these same tactics to help fight workers’ benefits fraud in their own companies. We’ve compiled… Read More
How to minimize your employer risk for drugs in your tribal workplace
Drugs in your tribal workplace: what steps to take to minimize your risks The likelihood of drugs in your workplace is increasing. Across the U.S., employee drug use is growing, according to the latest findings by the Quest Diagnostics Testing Index, one of the primary drug screening providers in the nation, released last August. Recent… Read More
Top Tribal Workers’ Benefits Claim Mistakes
Avoid the top seven workers’ benefits claim mistakes Workers’ benefits claims are potentially part of every tribal business, whether your company only employs workers sitting all day at desks, construction workers or medical staff. Wherever there are people working, there’s the potential for a work injury. That’s why you have insurance. Regardless of your entity’s particular risk… Read More
Best practices for incident reporting for your tribal business
Workplace accidents and best practices for incident reporting Wherever there are people – employees, volunteers, customers – there will be accidents. It’s the Murphy’s Law of life. For this reason, we’re providing you with a list of best practices for incident reporting. Even if you are a sole proprietorship, with yourself as the only employee,… Read More
How effective is your tribal return-to-work program?
Evaluate and improve your injured worker’s return to the job Workers’ compensation insurance and loss experts agree: return-to-work (RTW) programs help employees get back on the job after an occupational injury or illness are a cost-saving and effective workforce management strategy. The key is creating and managing a truly effective tribal return-to-work program. Merely having… Read More