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Menefee, Gerald R.; Keenan, John R. – School Business Affairs, 1980
California school districts have generated an immediate 20 percent administrative saving by self-insuring Workers' Compensation. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Insurance, Money Management, School Districts
Dykiel, Thomas J. – School Business Affairs, 1997
A Proactive Safety Campaign at Lake Central School Corporation in St. John, Indiana, has lowered workers' compensation insurance costs. Quarterly meetings with the insurance carrier and the director of each department address individual concerns. (MLF)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Insurance
Saylor, Joan Nesenkar – School Business Affairs, 1995
Worker's Compensation premiums at a New Jersey school district had risen 131% in only three years, and the insurance carrier informed the district that coverage would be dropped. A plan to reduce worker's compensation costs evolved on three fronts--administrative direction, rules concerning compensation claims, and safety issues. (MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Financial Audits, Insurance Companies, Safety
Peer reviewedSmith, Patricia B. – CEFP Journal, 1986
Drafting insurance requirements in educational construction bid documents is a momentous task. Basic areas that must be addressed include worker's compensation, employers' liability, property insurance, motor vehicle liability, and public liability. Other coverages may be indicated for specific projects or locations. (MLF)
Descriptors: Construction Programs, Contracts, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Herman, Jerry J. – School Business Affairs, 1980
There are many ways a school district can reduce the cost of insuring employees, equipment, and buildings. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Bids, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Fire Insurance
Peer reviewedHasty, Keith N. – Journal of College and University Law, 1991
The extent to which college faculty may recover compensation for debilitating mental illness resulting from stressful work-related activities is discussed. General requirements for worker's compensation claims, compensability of stress-related mental and physical illnesses, applicability of these standards to college faculty, and the current state…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Eligibility, Higher Education
Peer reviewedDavis, Elaine; Johnson, Margaret – CUPA Journal, 1994
Escalation of worker's compensation claims led Saint Cloud State University (Minnesota) to implement an injury prevention program including warm-up exercises, worksite inspection, examination of work practices, employee training in safe body mechanics, and flexibility tests. The program is found to be effective in reducing injury and improving…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Environment, Higher Education, Injuries
Peer reviewedBickel, Robert D. – Journal of College and University Law, 1997
Examines court decisions in 1995 concerning college and university tort liability in accidents. Issues addressed include defects in premises, inadequate facility maintenance, school policy concerning safety, recreational activities on campuses, student field experience programs, campus activities involving children, operation of campus housing,…
Descriptors: Accidents, Administrative Policy, Campus Planning, Children
