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As Workplace Violence Increases, a New Policy Covers Associated Costs
As violence and mass shootings in American workplaces increasingly make the news, more and more businesses are taking added precautions to prevent acts of violence...
Fudging Workers’ Comp Payroll Records Can Cause Major Problems, Even Jail Time
The owners of a California flooring installation company allegedly underreported their payroll amounts to workers’ compensation insurers to the tune of $30 million, costing the...
As Employees Come Back to Workplace, Experts Fear Lawsuit Tsunami
As more Americans are returning to the workplace, employers are now faced with the difficult issue of transitioning reluctant staff back as well as complaints...
Proposed Rules Would Relax Many Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards
California employers will recall that Cal/OSHA last November issued COVID-19 emergency temporary standards that were controversial. Now the agency is looking to implement revisions to...
As Ransomware Attacks Mount, the Feds Offer Sound Advice
With the recent news of Colonial Pipeline paying nearly $5 million to hackers after the criminals had made the largest fuel pipeline network in the...
New Changes to X-Mods, Classification Rules for Multiple Location Employers
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has approved a regulatory filing that will change the premium threshold for employers to qualify for an experience modifier (X-Mod)....
DOL Nixes Trump-Era Rule on Independent Contractors
President Biden’s Labor Department has rescinded a Trump-era rule that would have made it easier for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors instead of employees under the...
Five Tips for Employing Teen Workers
As summer nears many companies are ramping up hiring of teen workers, and many companies are taking them on as they deal with the labor...
Recommendation: Workers’ Comp Rates Should Be Raised 2.7%
In an unusual move, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has filed with the Department of Insurance a recommendation that benchmark workers’ comp...
Federal Paid Sick Leave Legislation Introduced
Two U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would require employers around the country with 15 or more workers to provide up to seven days of...