Jul 5, 2022 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
A NEW STUDY has found that many people in employer-sponsored health plans are enrolling in plans that are costing them more than they ought to be paying. Many employees choose pricey plans with low deductibles, which force them to spend more up front on premiums to... 
Jun 30, 2022 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Workers’ Compensation
WITH WAGE and hour litigation increasing in California, employers need to be especially careful of employees who eat lunch at their desks and work while eating. A recent study found that three in five workers report eating lunch at their desks at least sometimes. Even... 
Jun 25, 2022 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Workers’ Compensation
THE WORKERS’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is recommending that advisory benchmark workers’compensation rates increase an average of 7.6% starting Sept. 1. The proposal comes as the economy heats up and workplace injuries increase, all while... 
Jun 15, 2022 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Employement Practices
THE OCCUPATIONAL Safety and Health Administration has revived a regulation that would change which employers have to file their injury and illness logs electronically, inparticular increasing reporting requirements for companies in high-hazard industries. The proposed... 
Jun 4, 2022 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Risk Management
MORE BUSINESSES are getting unwelcome letters notifying them they’ve impinged on someone’s copyright when they used an image found on the internet. This can happen when businesses build their own websites, or upload blog posts on their website or marketing or... 
May 30, 2022 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Risk Management
LONG-COVID workers’ compensation cases are making life complicated for insurers as the workers can continue requiring treatment and doctors’ visits possibly indefinitely. In California, insurers are required to extend workers’ compensation benefits to anyone who is...