May 12, 2026 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
CALIFORNIA’S WORKERS’ compensation rate-making agency has recommended that average benchmark pure premium rates increase by 10.4% for policies incepting on or after Sept. 1, 2026. In supporting its recommendation, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau...
May 2, 2026 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
AFTER PRESIDENT Trump announced that he’d orderded the Department of Justice to explore rescheduling marijuana, the ball has started to roll. Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche in April signed an order immediately moving state-licensed medical marijuana...
Apr 27, 2026 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
OSHA HAS rolled out a new voluntary program aimed at helping employers build stronger safety and health programs to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths. The Safety Champions Program is designed to help employers develop a comprehensive injury and illness...
Apr 18, 2026 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
CANNABIS CULTIVATION is becoming more data-driven, automated and precise as new technologies move from experimental to standard practice. The latest wave of cultivation technology is helping growers produce more uniform crops at lower cost while reducing risk from...
Apr 12, 2026 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
AS MORE employees work remotely, some firms staff may be spread across cities, states or even countries. But how does a company create a strong corporate culture, a sense of belonging and shared purpose when workers are not in the same place? Without intentional...
Apr 3, 2026 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
A RECENT EDITORIAL by The New York Times calling for a federal cannabis tax has drawn criticism from marijuana industry stakeholders, who argue that higher taxes could undermine already fragile legal markets. At issue is whether increasing cannabis taxes would curb...
