Category: Ask Approach

Understanding your PERC and estimated rates

  • 10.1.2020
  • Ask Approach

If you saw this L&I Tweet on September 15… https://twitter.com/lniwa/status/1305974622089695232 …you might have thought, “Well, that’s easy! L&I rates will be the same next year. Right?” Wrong!! Even though L&I is planning to keep its average rates the same for…

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Service Spotlight: Nurse Case Management

  • 9.24.2020
  • Ask Approach, Service Spotlights

Service Spotlight: Nurse Case Management Welcome to the Ask Approach Service Spotlight. Each month in 2020 we’ll take an in-depth look at a different service offered by Approach. For a quick look at all of the services available to Approach…

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Workplace screening for COVID-19

  • 9.17.2020
  • Ask Approach

Workplace screening The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) recommends screening protocols for all workplaces and suggests screening employees and visitors on a daily basis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also suggest screening, even though it may…

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What is a Safety Culture?

  • 9.9.2020
  • Ask Approach

Safety Culture What is a safety culture? Culture by definition is “the way of life, of a group of people”, meaning the “way they do things”. If we look at safety as the “way we do things” in our places of…

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October Freeze is getting closer

  • 9.2.2020
  • Ask Approach, COVID-19 - Ask Approach

Retro freeze is on the way If you’re in retail, manufacturing, or food processing, listen up! We’re less than a month away from the October 2 freeze date for the following Approach retros: PITB Platinum PITB Select SMART Advantage What’s…

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Top 4 benefits of light-duty work during COVID-19

  • 8.26.2020
  • Ask Approach, COVID-19 - Ask Approach

One thing that became clear early on this year is that employers in Washington state would not see a reprieve from workers’ comp claim costs, even when their businesses were required to close due to the pandemic. If a light-duty…

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10 ways employers in Washington state are impacted by COVID-19

  • 8.19.2020
  • Ask Approach, COVID-19 - Ask Approach

10 ways employers in Washington state are impacted by COVID-19 Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Approach has been sharing information on the response with our clients through Ask Approach, Toolbox Talks, and our weekly email newsletter. This week, we’re looking back…

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Service Spotlight: Crisis response

  • 8.11.2020
  • Ask Approach, Service Spotlights

Service Spotlight: Crisis response Welcome to the Ask Approach Service Spotlight. Each month in 2020 we’ll take an in-depth look at a different service offered by Approach. For a quick look at all of the services available to Approach clients,…

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Get Ready for the October Freeze

  • 8.6.2020
  • Ask Approach, COVID-19 - Ask Approach

Act now to maximize your retro refund potential On October 2, L&I will take a snapshot of claims expenses for employers in the following Approach retros: PITB Platinum PITB Select SMART Advantage Washington workers’ comp freeze dates explained Remember playing…

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Washington L&I Retro refunds - and how they work

  • 7.29.2020
  • Ask Approach

Save money with better safety and claims management The basics of the retro refund program for Washington state employers are simple – companies who implement best practices for safety and claims can potentially earn refunds on their workers’ comp premiums.…

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