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Friday, November 30, 2012

Codes And Classifications Concern Substantially To Workers Comp

By Chris Bohus


Workmans Comp has many countless codes that identify various sectors, industries and jobs within them. Every company will have a number of these job classifications within their organization. Why would you have to know which codes are associated with every one of your employees and their jobs? Well, Workers Comp uses these classification codes to govern your policy, and that, certainly, will govern any claims that get filed by you or your employees. The companies that issue Workmans Comp will have different rules, restrictions and rates subject to whether your major problem is staining your shirt pocket with your accountant's pen, or breaking your back in an endeavor to pour concrete into a skyscraper.

Overall, Workers Comp actively seeks the classification code that best represents your business (example: roofing) or it will be the one which is applicable to the majority of your payroll. Since different codes affect Workmans Comp in relation to required premiums, varying benefits and costs, it's to your distinct benefit to ensure that you and your guys have been properly "classed." Another consideration that can assist you is how you develop and describe the roles of your employees. Be accurate. It will be in your interests should one of those employees ever file a Workers Comp claim.

Having got your occupational classifications and job codes all squared away, you need to look at how these affect your payroll. Why? Because your payroll directly effects your Workmans Comp in that part of the calculation for insurance premiums is dependant on payroll. Workers Comp assigns a "rate" to every occupational class and sets this as the grounds for calculating your premiums. Your payroll projections will have to be accurate so that your premiums are also accurate and offer you the right kind and the proper amount of Workmans Comp coverage.

Your payroll could possibly change as your business grows and expands in the future. It's a good idea to observe this and inform the carrier of your Workers Comp accordingly. "Payroll exposure" can be amended in your policy and that will ensure you are safely covered regardless of what fiscal changes takes place in your business or in your payroll department.

One more issue to think about when it comes to payroll, the groundwork of your Workmans Comp premiums, is the timing of it all. As with any other business, deadlines of all sorts differ. Consider the details on where your payroll falls each month as compared to where your premiums for Workers Comp are due. This consideration, as well as the other tips stated previously, will help you to cover all your required bases regarding Workmans Comp.




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