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Rebecca Shafer is an attorney and expert in workers compensation cost containment. Since 1991 she has utilized her expertise in working with employers to target savings opportunities and reduce their workers compensation costs. Her clients have included airlines, healthcare, printing/publishing, pharmaceuticals, retail, hospitality, and manufacturing. Her greatest strength is helping clients properly assess their problems and move from assessment to implementation. Her work with insurance brokers and position as litigation manager for a Fortune 500 company have given her a broad perspective on how to manage workers compensation within an organization. She is an accomplished writer, speaker, and publisher. She serves on the Executive Committee of LexisNexis Workers Compensation Law Community. She is the author of Workers Compensation Management Program: Reduce Costs 20% to 50%. She can be reached at RShafer@ReduceYourWorkersComp.com


20 Unfair Claim Practices For Your Adjuster To Avoid

  • 01/20/21
The workers' compensation adjuster, who is often dealing with attorneys out to maximize the cost of the workers' comp claim, or with employee claimants who are attempting to commit fraud, may be tempted to ...
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Reduce Your Work Comp Litigation Rate

  • 01/12/21
Members of the claims management team, and other interested stakeholders make common mistakes that result in a matter being placed into litigation. The result is additional money spent on files, workloads ...
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When to Use a Nurse Case Manager in Your Claim

  • 01/06/21
Nurse case managers play an important role in keeping excessive workers’ compensation costs in check. While having a nurse cade management program within the claims process can drive down costs, it is ...
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New Year's Resolutions to Reduce Workers' Compensation Costs

  • 12/23/20
A new year is upon us.  Now is the time to think about easy to implement measures to reduce workers’ compensation program costs. Here is a list of some resolutions to make to ensure 2021 will be a ...
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How To Tackle Your High Workers Compensation Premiums

  • 12/07/20
Many employers think they have higher than average workers’ compensation premiums. By the law of averages, only half of employers have higher than average work comp insurance premiums. Employers often ...
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Nurse Triage: Using Medical Expertise at Time of Injury

  • 11/18/20
Asking the supervisor is not the best thing when assessing a work injury. Instead, stakeholders can coordinate initial care with a triage nurse to provide an effective response and reduce workers' ...
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Train Supervisors to be Work Comp Advocates

  • 11/17/20
Proactive employers are continually seeking different ways to improve their workers’ compensation programs. The problem is many solutions are expensive, or they take a long time to implement. Both ...
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Working with Labor Unions to Create Successful Return-to-Work

  • 11/04/20
The course of American industry is filled with instances that employers have partnered with the competing interests of organized labor to make the workplace a better place.  This included the ...
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How To Get Employees Back to Work When You Do Not Have Suitable Job

  • 11/03/20
Third-party Return to Work Providers specialize in placing injured employees in a job when the employer is unable to provide light duty / modified duty work for the employee. In most instances, the Return to ...
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