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A number of factors determine business success -- but the most important by far is employee behavior. Employees are the backbone of every company, and every individual’s behavior impacts your company’s overall performance.
Transportation companies have been measuring many safety and productivity metrics for years. For most motor carriers, the problem at hand isn’t a need for more data or reports -- it’s information overload. The challenge lies in taking the numbers you have and turning them into something actionable that will have a quantifiable impact on the business.
As you may have heard, on March 27, 2012, the FMCSA made proposed changes to the Safety Measurement System available for viewing by motor carriers before this information is released to the public. [See our last blog for information on how to access the SMS Preview.]
Driver wellness has become a major issue for the transportation industry. The stats say it all:
Wisconsin lien law is a collection tool to “provide protection for [contractors, subcontractors and suppliers] who improve the property of others by furnishing materials or labor." In many cases, liens are a contractor’s best leverage in getting paid.
In the litigious society we live in, most business people are all too aware of the big dollar employment practices liability risks companies face from sexual harassment claims, discrimination allegations, wage and hour violations, and the like. But one area where many managers are woefully underprepared is in protecting themselves from personal liability.
Abuse of prescription medications is on the rise, as are rates of addiction and overdose. As an employer, you should be concerned about how this will affect your workers’ compensation costs and exposures. Of course, over-medication will raise the cost of your claims – but the bigger risk is that employers will be held liable for the fatalities, long-term health care costs, and possibly even the tortious actions of addicted employees that are receiving work comp benefits.
HNI works with high-performing companies to help them address the hidden risks in their business and avoid The Insurance Dependency Trap. This is done by proactively DE-RISKING their business so they can be less dependent on insurance.
HNI also offers the basic services of insurance and employee benefits. HNI has offices in Milwaukee, Chicago, and Minneapolis.