Feb 22, 2024 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Workplace Safety
WORK-RELATED stress claims cost U.S. companies $200 billion to $300 billion a year, according to the American Institute of Stress. Stress can result in a number of secondary mental and physical illnesses and direct physical injuries, which directly affects health care... 
Feb 13, 2024 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Workplace Safety
While all businesses need electricity to get the job done, it can also pose a significant workplace safety issue if your workers are careless. To reduce the chances of an injury or death, it’s imperative that you train your workers in electrical safety. While we’ve... 
Feb 5, 2024 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Compliance Reminder
The U.S. Department of Labor in January 2024 finalized a new federal rule that will make it more difficult for employers to classify workers as independent contractors. The final rule formally rescinds the independent contractor rule issued by the DOL during the Trump... 
Jan 26, 2024 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
IF YOU have staff who work remotely, you’ll want to pay attention to changes that are coming to the workers’ compensation class code you use for them. Starting Sept. 1, California’s telecommuter class code will finally get its own pure premium rate, that is lower than... 
Jan 11, 2024 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Employement Practices, Employment Legislation
THE EQUAL Employment Opportunity Commission continues seeing a steady flow of complaints for one of the more common forms of workplace bias — age discrimination. The number of court filings the EEOC made under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) in fiscal... 
Jan 3, 2024 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, California Insurance
EVERY YEAR, bills passed by the state Legislature and signed into law by the governor take effect, and 2023 was a busy legislative session in Sacramento. The end result is another set of new laws that employers need to stay on top of in the New Year. 1. Sick leave law...