Cutting Workers’ Comp Fines by 92% and Preventing Future Violations

Cutting Workers’ Comp Fines by 92% and Preventing Future Violations

Cutting Workers’ Comp Fines by 92% and Preventing Future Violations

Key Challenge

Key Challenge

Key Challenge

Costly workers’ comp fines and inconsistent compliance across multiple states

Costly workers’ comp fines and inconsistent compliance across multiple states

Costly workers’ comp fines and inconsistent compliance across multiple states

Solution

Solution

Solution

 DianaHR negotiated fines down, set up compliance audits, and implemented proactive prevention strategies.

 DianaHR negotiated fines down, set up compliance audits, and implemented proactive prevention strategies.

 DianaHR negotiated fines down, set up compliance audits, and implemented proactive prevention strategies.

The Challenge

A client faced New York State workers’ comp violations totaling $20,000 due to gaps in insurance and registration.

Without expert intervention, the company risked steep penalties, compliance flags, and disruption to state operations.

Many small businesses hiring in multiple states lacked awareness of varying requirements in places like California, Texas, North Carolina, and Washington.

The Challenge

A client faced New York State workers’ comp violations totaling $20,000 due to gaps in insurance and registration.

Without expert intervention, the company risked steep penalties, compliance flags, and disruption to state operations.

Many small businesses hiring in multiple states lacked awareness of varying requirements in places like California, Texas, North Carolina, and Washington.

The Challenge

A client faced New York State workers’ comp violations totaling $20,000 due to gaps in insurance and registration.

Without expert intervention, the company risked steep penalties, compliance flags, and disruption to state operations.

Many small businesses hiring in multiple states lacked awareness of varying requirements in places like California, Texas, North Carolina, and Washington.

The Challenge

A client faced New York State workers’ comp violations totaling $20,000 due to gaps in insurance and registration.

Without expert intervention, the company risked steep penalties, compliance flags, and disruption to state operations.

Many small businesses hiring in multiple states lacked awareness of varying requirements in places like California, Texas, North Carolina, and Washington.

The Solution

The Solution

The Solution

Strategic Negotiation:

DianaHR communicated directly with state departments, successfully reducing the fine from $20,000 to $1,500.

Payroll Audit & Rectification:

Partnered with EOR provider to identify, document, and resolve the overpayment.

Payroll Audit & Rectification:

Partnered with EOR provider to identify, document, and resolve the overpayment.

Payroll Audit & Rectification:

Partnered with EOR provider to identify, document, and resolve the overpayment.

Proactive Audits:

Implemented state-by-state tax and compliance checklists to uncover gaps for new and existing clients.

Regulatory Compliance:

Managed Canadian payroll tax corrections to avoid penalties.

Regulatory Compliance:

Managed Canadian payroll tax corrections to avoid penalties.

Regulatory Compliance:

Managed Canadian payroll tax corrections to avoid penalties.

Future-Proof Compliance:

Immediately established required workers’ comp insurance and registrations when clients hired in new states, closing compliance gaps before violations occurred.

Proactive Detection:

Issue flagged and resolved before leadership was aware.

Proactive Detection:

Issue flagged and resolved before leadership was aware.

Proactive Detection:

Issue flagged and resolved before leadership was aware.

PEO Transition:

Guided move from Gusto to a Professional Employer Organization—unlocking access to large-group benefit plans (40,000+ employees vs. 32).

PEO Transition:

Guided move from Gusto to a Professional Employer Organization—unlocking access to large-group benefit plans (40,000+ employees vs. 32).

Metric

Outcome

Fine Reduction

$20,000 → $1,500 (92% savings)

Compliance Coverage

Checklists implemented for 4+ states

Prevention

New state hires onboarded with zero violations

Peace of Mind

Leadership freed from navigating state bureaucracy

Metric

Outcome

Fine Reduction

$20,000 → $1,500 (92% savings)

Compliance Coverage

Checklists implemented for 4+ states

Prevention

New state hires onboarded with zero violations

Peace of Mind

Leadership freed from navigating state bureaucracy

Metric

Outcome

Fine Reduction

$20,000 → $1,500 (92% savings)

Compliance Coverage

Checklists implemented for 4+ states

Prevention

New state hires onboarded with zero violations

Peace of Mind

Leadership freed from navigating state bureaucracy

Metric

Outcome

Fine Reduction

$20,000 → $1,500 (92% savings)

Compliance Coverage

Checklists implemented for 4+ states

Prevention

New state hires onboarded with zero violations

Peace of Mind

Leadership freed from navigating state bureaucracy

Why It Worked

Why It Worked

Why It Worked

Deep state-by-state expertise spanning insurance, payroll taxes, and registrations.

Deep state-by-state expertise spanning insurance, payroll taxes, and registrations.

Deep state-by-state expertise spanning insurance, payroll taxes, and registrations.

Hands-on negotiation with government agencies, not just advisory.

Hands-on negotiation with government agencies, not just advisory.

Hands-on negotiation with government agencies, not just advisory.

Proactive compliance audits that prevent issues before they become costly.

Proactive compliance audits that prevent issues before they become costly.

Proactive compliance audits that prevent issues before they become costly.

Client Perspective

Client Perspective

Client Perspective

“Without DianaHR, we would have been buried under $20,000 in fines. Their team not only reduced it to $1,500 but set us up so we’ll never face this kind of issue again.”

“Without DianaHR, we would have been buried under $20,000 in fines. Their team not only reduced it to $1,500 but set us up so we’ll never face this kind of issue again.”

“Without DianaHR, we would have been buried under $20,000 in fines. Their team not only reduced it to $1,500 but set us up so we’ll never face this kind of issue again.”

 — Leadership Team

 — Leadership Team

 — Leadership Team

Takeaway

DianaHR transforms compliance from a burden into a safeguard. By reducing fines by 92% and proactively setting up insurance and registrations, DianaHR helps small businesses save money, avoid risk, and focus on growth.

Takeaway

DianaHR transforms compliance from a burden into a safeguard. By reducing fines by 92% and proactively setting up insurance and registrations, DianaHR helps small businesses save money, avoid risk, and focus on growth.

Takeaway

DianaHR transforms compliance from a burden into a safeguard. By reducing fines by 92% and proactively setting up insurance and registrations, DianaHR helps small businesses save money, avoid risk, and focus on growth.

Takeaway

DianaHR transforms compliance from a burden into a safeguard. By reducing fines by 92% and proactively setting up insurance and registrations, DianaHR helps small businesses save money, avoid risk, and focus on growth.

Takeaway

DianaHR transforms compliance from a burden into a safeguard. By reducing fines by 92% and proactively setting up insurance and registrations, DianaHR helps small businesses save money, avoid risk, and focus on growth.

From onboarding to compliance, we take care of all your back-office HR tasks so you can focus on what really matters—Growing your business!

Contacts

Tel : (+1) 650 534-0325

Mail : info@getdianahr.com

DianaHR,

2261 Market Street
STE 10534
San Francisco, CA
94114

© 2025 Diana Intelligence Corp, All rights reserved.

Disclaimer: DianaHR does not provide legal, tax, accounting or other professional advice. Our blog and all other materials that we make available on or via our website are for general informational purposes only, and are not intended to be relied upon as advice for any reason, whether legal, tax, accounting or otherwise. The blog and our other materials are not a substitute for obtaining advice from qualified professionals, and the information on our website should not be used as a reason to act or to refrain from acting. Instead, you should consult your own tax, legal and accounting advisors before making any decisions or taking (or not taking) any actions that may be related to any of the matters discussed in our blog or anywhere else on our website.

From onboarding to compliance, we take care of all your back-office HR tasks so you can focus on what really matters—Growing your business!

Contacts

Tel : (+1) 650 534-0325

Mail : info@getdianahr.com

DianaHR,

2261 Market Street
STE 10534
San Francisco, CA
94114

© 2025 Diana Intelligence Corp, All rights reserved.

Disclaimer: DianaHR does not provide legal, tax, accounting or other professional advice. Our blog and all other materials that we make available on or via our website are for general informational purposes only, and are not intended to be relied upon as advice for any reason, whether legal, tax, accounting or otherwise. The blog and our other materials are not a substitute for obtaining advice from qualified professionals, and the information on our website should not be used as a reason to act or to refrain from acting. Instead, you should consult your own tax, legal and accounting advisors before making any decisions or taking (or not taking) any actions that may be related to any of the matters discussed in our blog or anywhere else on our website.

From onboarding to compliance, we take care of all your back-office HR tasks so you can focus on what really matters—Growing your business!

Contacts

Tel : (+1) 650 534-0325

DianaHR,

2261 Market Street
STE 10534
San Francisco, CA
94114

© 2025 Diana Intelligence Corp, All rights reserved.

Disclaimer: DianaHR does not provide legal, tax, accounting or other professional advice. Our blog and all other materials that we make available on or via our website are for general informational purposes only, and are not intended to be relied upon as advice for any reason, whether legal, tax, accounting or otherwise. The blog and our other materials are not a substitute for obtaining advice from qualified professionals, and the information on our website should not be used as a reason to act or to refrain from acting. Instead, you should consult your own tax, legal and accounting advisors before making any decisions or taking (or not taking) any actions that may be related to any of the matters discussed in our blog or anywhere else on our website.