Feb 27, 2026 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
WHEN YOU were first issued your policy, the carrier looked at the estimated sales figures or payroll data that you provided to them. It calculated your premiums based on this information. Now that you have real numbers under your belt and actual experience, the...
Feb 18, 2026 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
WHILE EMPLOYERS’ main priority for containing workers’ comp costs should be workplace safety, they also need to keep an eye out for three stealth factors that can nudge their premiums higher. Where employees work, what they do from day to day and how production...
Feb 12, 2026 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
U.S. REP. Emily Randall is pressing federal regulators to reconsider marijuana drug-testing for transportation workers, arguing that current rules punish legal, off-duty conduct without measuring on-the-job impairment. The Washington state Democrat raised the issue at...
Feb 2, 2026 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
THE CANNABIS industry has a number of worker safety hazards that are unique to the industry, and operators need to protect their workers against those risks. Cultivation, processing, extraction and retail all expose employees to hazards that are uncommon in other...
Jan 15, 2026 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
PRESIDENT DONALD Trump has ordered the federal government to begin the process of moving marijuana from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 of the Controlled Substances Act, marking the potential of a new dawn for the legal cannabis trade and marijuana research. The change would...
Jan 1, 2026 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
WITH 2026 now upon us, so is a slew of new laws and regulations that affect California businesses. Every year, laws passed by the state Legislature and signed into law by the governor take effect, and 2025 was a busy legislative session in Sacramento. The end result...
