InterWest’s Distinguished Employee: America Diaz America comes into the office every day with a positive attitude, always raising others up with her humor and compassion. One colleague describes America as “The most determined new hire go-getter I’ve met. She is outgoing and enthusiastic and lifts everyone’s spirits!” America is selfless and always thinking of how…
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to not hear an appeal of the sweeping California independent contractor law known as AB 5 is likely to cause serious personnel headaches for motor carriers in the Golden State. While the law is already in effect, there had been an injunction exempting trucking companies after the California Trucking Association…
Even though the majority of workers receive health insurance coverage on the job, a new survey has found that many of them understand surprisingly little about their health plans and are leaving money on the table. The “Health Insurance Literacy Survey” by Healthcare.com found widespread misunderstanding about how copays and deductibles work, and what premiums and…
As inflation drives up salaries in all sectors, the workers’ compensation wage thresholds for construction dual class codes in California have increased as of Sept. 1, 2022. State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara in July approved the recommendation by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau to increase the wage thresholds for high-wage workers. The new rates…
InterWest’s Distinguished Employee: Yee Xiong Yee willingly accepts all challenges with a smile. We can always count on him to be on time and ready to work with an office that is always organized, clean, efficient, and ready to go. His can-do attitude shone brightly last year as he jumped right in and backed up…