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Employment-Related Lawsuits Explode during Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, so does the number of workplace-related lawsuits filed by workers across the country against their employers. The pandemic laid the...
Don’t Make These Mistakes When Posting Cal/OSHA Form 300A
Employers with 10 or more employees must post their completed Cal/OSHA Form 300A by Feb. 1 and keep it posted in their workplace until April...
Workplace Sexual Harassment Moves Online During Pandemic
With so many people working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, logic would dictate that instances of workplace sexual harassment would have plummeted since people...
EEOC Issues New COVID-19 Vaccination Guidelines for Employers
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has affirmed that employers can mandate COVID-19 vaccines for employees, subject to some limitations. The EEOC’s updated guidance offers direction...
Survey: Commercial Insurance Rates to Continue Rising in 2021
The commercial insurance rate hikes that have been ongoing since 2017 are expected to continue into 2021 with double-digit increases for most lines of insurance,...
COVID-19 Relief Bill Extends Unemployment Benefits, PPP and More
The $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill, passed by Congress and signed into law on Dec. 27, includes a number of provisions that affect employers and...
Why Every Business Needs Non-Owned Auto Coverage
Even businesses that own fleets of autos sometimes use vehicles that do not belong to them. Often, a business asks an employee to run an...
Your New Year Insurance Checklist
As 2021 gets underway and while you’re making New Year’s resolutions, you should also resolve to review the state of your business’s insurance program. The...
Top 10 Laws and Regulations Affecting Employers in 2021, Part II
Here is the second half of the top 10 laws and regulations affecting California employers in 2021, changes that organizations need to keep on their...
Top 10 Laws and Regulations Affecting Employers in 2021
Every year starts with a bevy of new laws and regulations affecting employers and businesses in California, and many of the new rules this time...