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EEOC Issues New Guidance on Vaccinating Employees
As more Americans get inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine, employers are wondering where they stand legally on requiring workers to get vaccinated, asking them whether...
Cal/OSHA to Vote on Relaxed COVID-19 Standards with No Masks for Vaccinated Workers
After it canceled changes that were planned for its COVID-19 emergency standard last week, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board has introduced new, more relaxed revisions that...
Cal/OSHA Withdraws New Changes to COVID-19 Emergency Standard
After Cal/OSHA’s Standards Board on June 3 approved revisions to the COVID-19 emergency standard, it voted a week later to withdraw those changes after a...
The Risks for Businesses As We Emerge from Pandemic
As the economy starts waking up from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic and more companies rehire workers or bring them back to the workplace,...
The Importance of Understanding Sales Velocity, Organic Growth and Leakage
Three key factors that many insurance brokerages fail to keep a close eye on is sales velocity, organic growth and leakage. Understanding these three gauges...
Many Small Firms Can’t Identify Workers’ Comp Claims Fraud
Fraud adds to workers’ compensation costs for all businesses, but it hits small businesses the hardest as they may not have the resources to identify...
In-House Inspections Crucial to a Safe Workplace
When was the last time you or the person responsible for safety walked around your facility, warehouse, office or workplace and did an inspection? Your...
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...