SDIC Tips for Loss Prevention / Lawsuit Prevention - School Districts Insurance Consortium

LISTEN
Remember, the injured worker is your employee. Act and react in a concerned manner. Call the worker. Check in to see how they are doing. They deserve your personal contact. This goes a LONG way to good employee relations. They feel important, one of your assets!
Be fair and reasonable. Truly deserving injured workers should be treated with respect, dignity and our helping support to get them back to work.
Communication is critical! Do not allow communication breakdown to occur. These are your employees!
Human Resources issues should be handled as the issues arise. Do not allow your HR nightmare to become your cost-driven claim.
Provide a safe and healthy work environment. Wholly support effective safety programs and all committee recommendations for improvement. Allow safety to become part of everyday thoughts and deeds.
Educate your supervisors and employees on their rights and duties as well as their “responsibilities”.
Make reasonable accommodations for transitional duty until the employee can return to the pre-injury position.

Transition to Work = RTW (Return to Work) = Reducing Claim Costs and Eliminating Litigation

Saves lives. Saves money.

Save the lawyering for the big stuff!