This is interesting. How does workers compensation rates take into consideration the added exposure for coming up with a rate. The attorney quoted in the article stated that employees can’t sue employers for negligence, but fails to note that when the employer was NOT negligent, the employee can still collect WC benefits.
Work Comp could use the total payroll of the employee from both jobs to generate the premium. That would mean that the payroll would be higher at both places of employment which in turn means that the employers (both) pay more for Work Comp without actually getting the work from that total payroll.
How does the employer come out on that deal? They no longer use anyone working somewhere else part time. Who is the attorney helping besides himself?
This is interesting. How does workers compensation rates take into consideration the added exposure for coming up with a rate. The attorney quoted in the article stated that employees can’t sue employers for negligence, but fails to note that when the employer was NOT negligent, the employee can still collect WC benefits.
Work Comp could use the total payroll of the employee from both jobs to generate the premium. That would mean that the payroll would be higher at both places of employment which in turn means that the employers (both) pay more for Work Comp without actually getting the work from that total payroll.
How does the employer come out on that deal? They no longer use anyone working somewhere else part time. Who is the attorney helping besides himself?