Jun 4, 2022 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Risk Management
MORE BUSINESSES are getting unwelcome letters notifying them they’ve impinged on someone’s copyright when they used an image found on the internet. This can happen when businesses build their own websites, or upload blog posts on their website or marketing or... 
May 30, 2022 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Risk Management
LONG-COVID workers’ compensation cases are making life complicated for insurers as the workers can continue requiring treatment and doctors’ visits possibly indefinitely. In California, insurers are required to extend workers’ compensation benefits to anyone who is... 
May 21, 2022 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
A NEW MEASURE in the state Legislature would change the definition of a workweek to 32 hours from the current 40 for employers with 500 or more workers. The bill, AB 2932, would require overtime pay of at least time and a half for any employees who work more than four... 
May 15, 2022 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Risk Management
THE SAFE use of heavy equipment is critical when machinery msuch as bulldozers, graders or ground-moving equipment is mused in the construction of new homes, bridges, shopping malls or industrial stuctures. The size and weight of these heavy machines make them... 
May 5, 2022 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Employement Practices, Workers’ Compensation
AS IDENTITY theft continues growing, one of the main treasure troves that criminals covet is employee data. After all, it typically contains your staff’s personally identifiable information and other information that should not fall into nefarious hands. This kind of... 
Apr 30, 2022 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Employement Practices, Workers’ Compensation
MORE EMPLOYERS are using return-to-work programs for injured workers even if they were not injured on the job, according to a study by Prudential Insurance Co. of America. Many employers have a return-to-work program for their injured employees because it cuts down on...