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

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Traumatic Brain Injuries and Effective Workers' Comp Claims Management

• 12/12/19

Growing awareness of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) requires members of the claim management team and other interested stakeholders to learn, and understand more about these complex injuries. This includes ...
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The A B Cs of Workplace Safety

• 12/05/19

There are many ways interested stakeholders can reduce workers’ compensation costs in their programs.  Running a more effective program and reducing costs starts with a safe work environment that ...
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First Report of Injury Accuracy Critical for Workers Comp Success

• 11/21/19

Risk managers and workers’ compensation managers normally delegate the job of filling out the First Report of Injury form (also known in some states as the Employer’s First Report). Delegation of ...
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Look to Rated Ages For Realistic Settlement Amounts

• 11/13/19

A well-developed settlement plan can be a win-win for all parties to a workers’ compensation claim. The injured worker is assured of having enough money to meet his future medical – and possibly ...
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Dealing with Idiopathic Injuries

• 11/12/19

Members of the claim management team are called upon to make important decisions at the inception of a claim. One of these decisions includes the investigation of idiopathic injuries and making ...
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Closing Down Vocational Rehabilitation Workers' Comp Cases

• 10/31/19

Vocational rehabilitation is an essential workers’ compensation benefit for employees suffering from the effects of a work injury. It not only helps the employee understand their medical care and ...
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5 Criteria to Choose the Right Professional Administrator

• 10/24/19

It’s not often you hear of the government endorsing a particular service in the private sector. That’s what made it so unusual when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 2017 ...
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Slips, Trips, and Falls Account for Up to 15% of Workers Comp Claims

• 10/15/19

Did you know that slips, trips, and falls account for up to 15 percent of all workers’ compensation claims? The average slip and fall workers’ compensation claim will cost on average $22,000. It ...
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Reduce Workplace Risk With a Solid Plan of Attack

• 10/09/19

A lot of employers strive to maintain a safer, more productive workplace for their employees. Every business would love to reduce costs and increase profit margins. The cost of claims can account for a big ...
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