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Get Ready for the April Freeze

  • 11.24.2020
  • Ask Approach, COVID-19 - Ask Approach

Act now to maximize your retro refund potential If you participate in one of the following Retro groups, look up April 2nd in your calendar and save the date! SMART Dream Team SMART A Team PITB Transportation That is date…

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Reducing stress in the workplace

  • 11.19.2020
  • COVID-19 - Ask Approach

Encouraging good mental health We’ve noticed increased reports of mental health concerns from employers this Autumn and our HR partner, All Things HR, also reports that Washington state employers are asking more questions about mental health. And more employers are…

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Understanding Your Retro Performance

  • 11.11.2020
  • Ask Approach

Maximize the biggest share of your refund In July, we took a look at the Retro program in Washington state, which gives employers the opportunity to earn refunds on their workers’ comp premiums, often through an industry association that provides…

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Kept on Salary

  • 11.6.2020
  • Ask Approach

Control your workers’ comp claim costs When it comes keeping workers’ comp rates in Washington state as low as possible, there are three steps every employer should follow: Prevent workplace injuries with a robust safety program – the cheapest claim…

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How to Earn Cheaper Workers’ Comp Insurance in Washington State

  • 10.29.2020
  • Ask Approach

EMR and Rate Setting Looking for lower rates on workers’ comp insurance in Washington state? As you may already know, there’s no shopping around here — all workers’ comp insurance is provided by the Washington State Department of Labor and…

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Service Spotlight: HR Help Desk

  • 10.21.2020
  • 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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Work from Home success stories

  • 10.14.2020
  • Ask Approach

In last week’s Ask Approach, we scared you with the all the ways that claims can raise your workers’ comp rates. The scariest thing of all is that rates can increase by 25% in just one year! This week, take…

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What’s lurking in your L&I Account?

  • 10.5.2020
  • Ask Approach

Boo! It’s October! What’s lurking in your L&I Account? October is the month we start looking for ghosts and goblins to jump out and shout Boo! You might have another scare this month, as you look at your proposed L&I…

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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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