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— February 2, 2012
Employers subject to Occupational Safety and Health Administration recordkeeping requirements are reminded to post their OSHA 300 log of recorded injuries and illnesses for 2011. OSHA requires employers to post the log Feb. 1 through April 30.
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— January 24, 2012
The Minnesota Department of Commerce recently completed its five-year financial examination of SFM, which is required of all insurance companies originally licensed in Minnesota.
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— January 18, 2012
For the 13th consecutive year, SFM ranked No. 1 among large insurers for prompt action on lost-time claims, according to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry's recently released Prompt First Action Report for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2011.
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— January 12, 2012
Walgreens in early January failed to reach a contractual agreement with Express Scripts, which administers SFM's pharmacy benefits management program. Over the next six months, Express Scripts plans to transition Walgreens users to other network pharmacies while honoring in-network pricing for those still using Walgreens.
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— December 29, 2011
Short videos on handling work injuries are now available on SFM's website and YouTube channel.
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— December 29, 2011
Hardrives Inc. and Ryan Companies US Inc., both based in the Twin Cities metro area, recently joined the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry's CHASE program to help reduce injuries and fatalities on construction worksites.
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— December 8, 2011
The maximum weekly income benefits under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act are set to increase to $710 for injuries occurring on or after Jan. 1, 2012.
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— December 6, 2011
SFM is the newest member of the Trusted Choice consumer branding program for independent agents and brokers, joining 65 other leading insurance companies nationwide as Trusted Choice partners.
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— December 1, 2011
With nary a squawk, this year's national Thanksgiving turkey, a 45-pound bird from SFM client Willmar Poultry, received the annual presidential pardon from President Obama on the White House lawn Nov. 23.
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— December 1, 2011
The Iowa Workforce Development recently released two updated documents for Iowa employers and injured employees.
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— October 20, 2011
Verizon Communications in July agreed to pay $20 million to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC charged that Verizon violated the federal Americans With Disabilities Act by disciplining or firing employees who built up absences under a no-fault
attendance policy rather than making exceptions for those with disabilities.
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— September 6, 2011
SFM Senior Vice President and General Counsel Scott Brener was recently elected to the 2011-2012 executive committee of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC), North America's oldest workers' compensation association.
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— September 1, 2011
A recent Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that permits medical providers to continue marking up the cost of expensive implant hardware underscores the need to continue to pursue corrective action by the state Legislature to help contain medical costs, according to SFM officials.
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— July 21, 2011
Employers can now stream high quality safety videos over the internet as part of SFM's safety video lending library. Get faster delivery, easier access, and avoid late fees or lost videos by streaming online.
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— July 7, 2011
SFM's website sfmic.com won a top award in a national communications contest recently. SFM's website was awarded 2nd place in the 2011 communications competition sponsored by the American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds, an association of workers' compensation organizations across the United States and Canada.
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— July 7, 2011
Mike Happe, SFM senior vice president, business development and marketing, was recently elected to a one-year term as vice chair of the National Workers Compensation Reinsurance Association. Happe is in line to become chair in 2012. He also represents SFM on the board of governors for the National Workers Compensation Reinsurance Pool.
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— June 30, 2011
SFM has been awarded a gold level 2011 Wellness by Design Award by Hennepin County, which is Minnesota's largest county by population and home of SFM's headquarters.
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— June 30, 2011
Truman Jeffers, of New Brighton, Minn., and F. Clayton Tyler, of Minneapolis, were re-elected by policyholders of SFM Mutual Insurance to four-year terms on the board of directors at SFM's annual policyholder meeting June 13.
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— June 20, 2011
SFM is one of "the best of the best," said the CEO of the Minneapolis StarTribune in a letter announcing SFM's selection to the "Top 100 Workplaces 2011" list.
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— June 14, 2011
SFM released state-of-the art upgrades to CompOnline® Risk Management System, giving SFM policyholders access to industry-leading functions and analytic capabilities for managing their workers' compensation risks.
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— June 1, 2011
The SFM Foundation recently awarded higher education scholarships to 11 Minnesota and Wisconsin students of parents killed or seriously injured on the job. The 11 recipients were from 36 applications received. Three awards involved parents who died in work accidents.
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— May 26, 2011
On May 24, 2011, the final regulations implementing the Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) went into effect. While not exhaustive, the following discussion highlights many of the provisions and new regulations applicable to employers managing injured workers.
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— May 12, 2011
Workers nationally filed a record number of discrimination charges against employers in 2010, according to the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission. Charges were up 7 percent, continuing the sharp trend that has produced a 32 percent increase in charges against employers over the past four years.
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— May 5, 2011
SFM has awarded its internal Richard J. Marshik Service Excellence Award
to a veteran SFM claims adjuster, Todd Wendinger.
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— April 28, 2011
SFM policyholders soon will have access to industry-leading, state-of-the-art
functions and analytic capabilities through SFM's CompOnline® Risk Management System.
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— April 21, 2011
Enhanced loss runs soon will be available through SFM's CompOnline® Risk
Management System. The new reports are slated to be sent to subscribing SFM policyholders in the second quarter.
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— April 14, 2011
SFM in-house physician Dr. Beth Baker was recently honored as a 2011 Top Doctor of occupational medicine by Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine.
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— April 7, 2011
Of the more than 19,000 First Reports of Injury submitted to SFM in 2010, 73 percent were
submitted online through SFM's website sfmic.com.
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— March 15, 2011
SFM served a record-high 15,013 employers in 2010 in its five core states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota, including insureds and self-insureds.
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— Feb. 24, 2011
SFM Risk Solutions has been selected to manage the open self-insured workers' compensation claims for Upper Lakes Foods, Inc., beginning April 1.
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— Feb. 3, 2011
The SFM Employer Kit has been updated and integrated with SFM's online Employer Kit at sfmic.com. The kit includes best practices for reporting claims, managing work injuries, planning return to work, preventing injuries and more.
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— Jan. 27, 2011
Significant changes to Minnesota's treatment parameters and permanent partial disability schedule went into effect in August.
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— Jan. 6, 2011
For the 12th consecutive year, SFM ranked No. 1 among large insurers for prompt action on lost-time claims, according to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry's recently released Prompt First Action Report.
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— Dec. 10, 2010
SFM Risk Solutions has been selected to manage the workers' compensation claims for the Anoka-Hennepin School District beginning Dec. 1.
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— Dec. 2, 2010
Raise your employees' awareness of slip-and-fall hazards this winter by using SFM's penguin series prevention materials.
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— May 25, 2010
SFM recently launched a web-based wage reporting function for policyholders with annual premium of more than $1,000. It allows policyholders, especially those that have fluctuating cash flows, to time premium payments to better match their business operations.
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— May 20, 2010
Need to brush up on workers' comp? Visit SFM's newly redesigned online Resource Catalog. The updated version of the Resource Catalog launched today.
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— March 4, 2010
The volume of employment practice charges against employers that surged to record highs nationally in 2008 continued in 2009. However, studies show small business owners remain largely unprotected. Meanwhile, SFM has enhanced EPL coverage at no additional charge.
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— Jan. 7, 2010
"Walk like a penguin." That's the theme around which SFM has built a campaign to help employers avoid expensive slip-and-fall injuries this winter.
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— Jan. 4, 2010
Agents, employers and self-insured clients will find an easier-to-navigate, better organized version of SFM's website the next time they visit. SFM launched a completely redesigned version of its public website today. The new site was developed with input from SFM's agents and policyholders, with the focus on providing easy access to the information that users find most important.
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— Jan. 4, 2010
SFM recently launched its Transitional Work Warehouse to help policyholders develop light-duty work programs for injured employees who have medical restrictions.
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— Jan. 4, 2010
The new Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) became effective Nov. 21, 2009.
GINA could open the door for employers' exposure to potential employment practice lawsuits. Protect your business with SFM's EPL coverage.
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— October 22, 2009
SFM medical director Dr. Dan Janiga discusses the workers' compensation implications from the H1N1 flu in this video.
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— October 12, 2009
SFM Risk Solutions has been selected as a servicing carrier for a portion of the Minnesota Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Plan business.
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— April 1, 2009
Workers' compensation specialty carrier SFM Companies today began insuring employers in the Midwest against the rapidly increasing risk of employment practices liabilities, protecting them from high legal defense costs and giving them the ability to better manage difficult employee situations, company officials said.
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— February 2, 2009
Independent School District 271, Bloomington, was recognized recently by Minnesota's largest workers' compensation insurer for outstanding workers' compensation cost management practices.
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— January 21, 2009
Accessible Space Inc., of St. Paul, was recognized recently by Minnesota's largest workers' compensation insurer for leadership in preventing on-the-job injuries.
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— January 21, 2009
GLS Companies, of Brooklyn Park, was recognized recently by Minnesota's largest workers' compensation insurer for leadership in preventing on-the-job injuries.
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