Jun 30, 2023 | Business Insurance, Business Interruption, Employement Practices
ONE WAY TO risk an employee lawsuit is workplace bullying, if you don’t investigate when you learn about it and fail to nip it in the bud if you find it’s going on. Old-school cajoling and demeaning employees can these days land a company in hot water and at the... 
Jun 20, 2023 | Business Insurance, Business Interruption, Business Operations
AMERICA’S WORKERS are more stressed than ever coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, and an increasing number of people are also struggling with mental health issues. When someone is battling addiction or has mental health issues, it affects all aspects of their life,... 
Jun 3, 2023 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
CAL/OSHA HAS proposed its long-awaited indoor heat illness prevention standard as increasingly hot summers are affecting workers in indoor spaces like warehouses, production operations, restaurants and more. The proposed standard, largely based on the state agency’s... 
May 30, 2023 | Business Insurance, Business Interruption
USING AND storing pesticides in an agricultural environment requires particular care and adherence to safety regulations and laws, as many of them can be hazardous to workers if they are exposed to them. Failure to follow regulations can result in sickened workers and... 
May 4, 2023 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
THE U.S. Department of Labor recently issued new guidance on the federal Family Medical Leave Act that has upended the notion of what qualifies as leave under the statute. Its Wage and Hour Division in February issued a guidance letter noting that employees with a... 
Apr 25, 2023 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
A U.S. COURT of appeals has struck down a landmark California law that prohibits employers from requiring their workers to sign agreements to arbitrate any disputes arising from their employment. The ruling clears the way for employers to continue using arbitration...