Nov 29, 2025 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
THE MOST common lawsuits that businesses face are those filed by employees. Often it comes down to accusations of discrimination, wage and hour issues, or failure to accommodate a disability. But what many managers fail to realize is that if they act early when... 
Nov 22, 2025 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
GOV. GAVIN Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 8, a sweeping overhaul that brings intoxicating hemp products under California’s regulated cannabis framework and bans their sale outside licensed dispensaries. The new law aims to end the free-for-all market for intoxicating... 
Nov 9, 2025 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
STARTING OCT. 1, 2025, any California employer that uses artificial intelligence and other automated tools in recruiting, hiring, promotion and related human resources decisions will have to ensure that the tools don’t discriminate against protected classes. The new... 
Nov 1, 2025 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
THE SPENDING bill that reopened the federal government this month included a small, but important provision: It closed the 2018 Farm Bill loophole that fueled the rise of hemp-derived intoxicating cannabinoids. Under the bill signed Nov. 12, most consumable hemp THC... 
Oct 30, 2025 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
MANY COMPANIES rely on employees to use their own vehicles for work and others have traveling employees who rent vehicles when on the road. In either case, if your company doesn’t carry non-owned auto insurance, you may be dangerously exposed to liability in the event... 
Oct 21, 2025 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
SOME OF the biggest risks that make cannabis operations hard to ensure are fire, theft and product liability, according to panelists on a recent webinar hosted by Insurance Journal. The industry experts emphasized the importance of businesses understanding their...