Getting your first workers' compensation policy can feel confusing, expensive, and intimidating, but it is a necessary step when you start hiring employees. In this episode, John breaks down how workers' comp works, what it may cost, why payroll matters more than headcount, how audits work, and why getting classified under the wrong lawn care class code can quietly cost you thousands.

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