VRSA recognizes the Town of Colonial Beach as one of more than 100 members to make the Gold Star List. The list is published each quarter to recognize members who have reported their workers’ compensation claims within three days of injury.
Making the Gold Star List signifies that a member is not only reporting but also treating employees in a timely manner from the date of their injury.
“Employees get anxious; they don’t need to be stressed out as to when their claims are going to get paid,” said Colonial Beach HR Manager Susan Richardson. “We want to get them done in a timely manner, to remove that stress, that anxiety, and let them heal properly, so the sooner we can get those claims in, the better.”
Timely reporting and treatment helps make things go right for both the injured employee, with quicker treatment, and their employer, with fewer staff absences as a result of injury.
Learn more about the town’s accomplishments in the video below.