Jun 29, 2026 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS are fast approaching another important compliance deadline under the state’s workplace violence prevention law. By July 1, employers with 10 or more employees must provide annual workplace violence prevention training to staff and review their...
Jun 20, 2026 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
AS WILDFIRES become increasingly common across the U.S., companies whose employees are exposed to wildfire smoke must be mindful of the dangers and take steps to protect them. While a handful of states have laws or regulations requiring employers to protect workers...
Jun 13, 2026 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
CALIFORNIA’S OUTDOOR cannabis farmers have spent the last several years battling a difficult combination of falling wholesale prices, rising operating costs and intense competition. For many small cultivators, the traditional approach of relying heavily on purchased...
Jun 4, 2026 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
SINCE PRESIDENT Trump signed an executive order in March to reclassify state-licensed medical cannabis to Schedule III, there have been no moves in Congress to advance legislation that would enable the industry to access banking services. Without legislation that...
May 30, 2026 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
FED-OSHA has extended its targeted heat illness prevention program for another five years and expanded the number of industries under scrutiny. OSHA on Apr. 10 updated its National Emphasis Program (NEP) on indoor and outdoor heat hazards, increasing the number of...
May 20, 2026 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
TEXAS HEMP businesses scored a temporary legal victory after a Travis County district judge blocked enforcement of new state rules that would have effectively banned many popular hemp-derived THC products, including smokable THCA flower. But despite the ruling,...
