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e-Portfolio Assignment
Raj K. Singh, Ph.D.
Management Area
A. Gary Anderson School of Management
School of Business
Course: Bus 121 ? Employee Benefits
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Assignment Overview (1 of 4)
? An important part of the course is developing your
inclination to monitor the news, especially in the
area of employee benefits.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Assignment Overview (2 of 4)
? To encourage the habit of conducting current research
(i.e., keeping one?s eyes open), it is a good idea to read
about the world, national and business sections of a highquality daily newspaper (e.g., The Wall Street Journal,
Los Angeles Times, New York Times) or accessing a
news website or watching/listening to a news broadcast
(Comedy channel is not considered one).
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Assignment Overview (3 of 4)
? Students will have the opportunity to briefly share with
the class something they found interesting relating to
e-portfolio assignment. You should be prepared to
make informal presentation for about 3-5 minutes
during each class meeting. A short typewritten analysis
(double spaced, 200 words, with a cover page) with a
reference should be submitted in the Blackboard.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Assignment Overview (4 of 4)
? At the top of your analysis, the following statement must appear:
?My manager should care about this article because. . .? In other
words, your narrative should explain why the article describes an
event or action that creates or affects an emerging trend in an
industry or business that would be of interest to you. Articles that
do not have your typewritten analysis attached will not receive
credit.
Note: Article selected for this assignment can be from newspapers, magazines
or scholarly journals. Please make sure to include cover page with your
assignment.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Topic: Workers Compensation
Name:_______
Bus 121 ? Employee Benefits
Professor: Dr. Raj Singh
School of Business
University of California Riverside
2/16/2020
E-Portfolio Assignment No. 1
For this week?s topic on Worker?s Compensation I pulled an article from the New York
Times describing the stigma surrounding workers compensation in more dangerous work
environments. Workers compensation varies at different levels of corporations and often times
may be unheard of in certain settings. However, in jobs that possess a higher degree of danger
and pose more of a threat for injury the phrase might be commonly heard. However, the numbers
associated with providing workers compensation can be rather costly. Therefore, it is common
that companies that are more prone to produce injuries will often provide incentives for their
workers to remain as a safe as possible. As described in the article, employers will offer their
workers ?Safety Bucks? in exchange for a week free of injury. These safety bucks are essentially
currency in the form of coupons that can be redeemed at local grocery stores and restaurants.
However, it is noted that providing such incentives can create an overall adverse effect. For
example, employees will be less likely to report injuries in order to collect their ?Safety Bucks?.
This can prove to be detrimental as the injury can develop to be something much more serious.
In conclusion, a good workers compensation policy is absolutely necessary in each corporation
and should be contingent on the degree of risk that the job requires.
Reference:
Greenhouse, Steven. ?In Workplace Injury System, Ill Will on All Sides.? The New York Times,
The New York Times, 2 Apr. 2009, www.nytimes.com/2009/04/02/nyregion/02comp.html.
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