Mar 15, 2021 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
WHEN EMPLOYEES are injured on the job they are eligible for workers’ comp benefits, but not if the accident occurs on their commute to or from work – in most cases, at least. But how about if an employee is injured in your parking lot, or while running an errand for... 
Mar 13, 2021 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
NEARLY 25% of all lost-time workers’ compensation claims are exaggerated, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. While only a small percentage of workers’ comp claims are fraudulent, quite a few claims include employees staying away from work even after... 
Mar 5, 2021 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Inspections Pick Up Steam AFTER ISSUING emergency regulations in November, Cal/OSHA began to step up its enforcement of COVID-19 protections in California workplaces. The types of business being cited cut across many sectors. Although most are... 
Feb 28, 2021 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
SB 1159, signed into law in September, requires that when a California employer learns that an employee has tested positive for coronavirus, it must report that positive case to its workers’ compensation carrier within three business days. There is a lot of ground to... 
Feb 25, 2021 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
THE $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill, passed by Congress and signed into law on Dec. 27, includes a number of provisions that affect employers and their workers in terms of paid sick leave and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Act provisions. The legislation also... 
Feb 18, 2021 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
EVEN BUSINESSES that own fleets of autos sometimes use vehicles that do not belong to them. Often, a business asks an employee to run an errand or visit a customer or vendor using that employee’s car. The organization may become legally liable for anything an employee...