Employers Insurance Expands Access to Injured Employee Hotline

Employers, a provider of workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses, has expanded access to its injured employee hotline to all of its policy-holders across the country. The hotline allows employees who are injured at work to consult with a nurse by phone, at no extra cost to the employer. The company said the hotline can reduce total claim costs by reducing unnecessary, costly emergency room visits and treatments by out-of-network medical providers. Employers started testing the hotline in Florida in 2014. Injured workers have around-the-clock access to the hotline. Nurs...