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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...
Commissioner Rejects Coronavirus Workers’ Comp Surcharges
Despite the state’s rating agency asking for a 2.6% increase in workers’ compensation rates due to costs related to the coronavirus pandemic, California’s insurance commissioner...
New Law Imposes New COVID-19 Reporting Requirements
California employers already have a lot to digest after Cal/OSHA issued sweeping new COVID-19 safety regulations in November. Now they face additional requirements starting Jan....
The Story Behind Increasing Commercial Auto Insurance Rates
Commercial auto insurance rates have been on the rise since 2011, increasing often by more than 10% a year as accidents and claims costs have...
What Companies are Doing for Holiday Parties During Pandemic
One of the hallmarks of the holiday season is the company Christmas party, but with the COVID-19 pandemic in hyperdrive, many companies are rethinking their...
Work Activities Ranked by COVID-19 Risk
With so much information — and misinformation — circulating about COVID-19 and what’s safe and not safe to do, businesses are treading carefully as they...
Daunting Emergency COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules on Tap
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has approved new emergency regulations that will impose strict rules on employers to implement safeguards in order to reduce the risk...