Nov 26, 2020 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
THE WORKERS’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau has amended its 2021 rate filing to make its earlier recommended COVID-19 surcharge more equitable. The Rating Bureau is leaving unchanged its overall recommendation that benchmark rates be increased an average of 2.6%... 
Nov 22, 2020 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
THE WILDFIRE danger continues growing in California, but it’s not only homes that are being burned to the ground. Hundreds of business owners have seen their facilities succumb to the flames, leaving nothing but charred skeletal remains. If you have a business in an... 
Nov 18, 2020 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
AS THE Centers for Disease Control has recommended that everyone get a flu shot this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers are wondering if they can require seasonal flu vaccinations for their staff. The CDC and the medical community recommend it in order... 
Oct 29, 2020 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
THE NUMBER of COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims in California has seen a steady climb, reaching a total of 31,612 from when the pandemic started until the end of July, according to the latest figures from the Division of Workers’ Compensation. In July, 9,515... 
Oct 24, 2020 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
A SECOND COURT has ruled that an insurer does not have to pay business interruption claims by companies that saw their sales run dry due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which could make it difficult for businesses to successfully collect on such claims. In the more recent... 
Oct 20, 2020 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
A NEW LAW has come to the rescue of a number of freelance professions by exempting them from the onerous requirements of AB 5, which required most independent contractors to be classified as employees in California. Governor Gavin Newsom on Sept. 1 signed AB 2257 as...