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Unemployment Insurance

Employee Info

Workers’ Compensation Insurance

Workers’ compensation insurance compensates employees who experienced job-related illnesses or injuries. These employees are reimbursed for income losses and medical and rehabilitation treatment. If you have employees, this type of insurance is mandatory.

When an employee is injured on the job or becomes ill with a job-related illness, the practice must perform the following duties:

Ensure emergency medical treatment.

Provide the employee with the proper claim forms.

File a report with its insurance carrier.

Follow the list of responsibilities provided by its carrier.

Contact PDAIS at (877) 732-4748 or your insurance agent for more information regarding purchasing workers’ compensation insurance. Some malpractice carriers offer these types of policies.

Posters

If you have one or more employees, you are required to post Federal and State Regulation Posters in your office. A complete set of posters can be purchased from the Poster Compliance Center at www.postercompliance.com.

Mandatory Federal Labor Law Posters

USERRA - Mandatory notice must be posted or distributed

Occupational Safety and Health Act – OSHA

Federal Minimum Wage - $7.25

Employee Polygraph Protection

Equal Employment Opportunity - EEO

Family & Medical Leave Act – FMLA

Mandatory PA Labor Law Posters

Minimum Wage - $7.25

Employment Provisions

Public Accommodations

Unemployment Compensation

Equal Pay Law

Child Labor Law

Workers’ Compensation

Hours for Minors

Mandatory state labor law posters are required to be posted in conspicuous locations.

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