Mar 25, 2024 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Employment Legislation
EFFORTS ARE afoot to create new laws and regulations that would require California employers to include the opioid overdose medication Narcan in their first aid kits. Cal/OSHA’s Standards Board has received a petition from a safety group asking it to create new... 
Jan 20, 2024 | Business Insurance, Employment Legislation
ANEW STUDY has found that most employer-sponsored family health plans are increasingly unaffordable for workers due to rising costs and them footing a significant part of the premium, even with employer assistance. Workers at smaller firms, defined as those with fewer... 
Jan 11, 2024 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Employement Practices, Employment Legislation
THE EQUAL Employment Opportunity Commission continues seeing a steady flow of complaints for one of the more common forms of workplace bias — age discrimination. The number of court filings the EEOC made under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) in fiscal... 
Dec 20, 2023 | Business Insurance, Business Interruption, Business Operations, Employment Legislation
ONE OF the biggest mistakes owners of growing businesses make is not keeping up their insurance coverage to account for the expanding assets and potential liabilities. Let’s say you started your business 10 years ago with just a small space and computer desk. Today,... 
Oct 17, 2022 | Business Insurance, Employment Legislation
GOVERNOR GAVIN Newsom has signed into law legislation that would bar employers from discriminating against employees and job applicants who use cannabis on their time off. The law amends the California Fair Employment and Housing Act to prohibit discrimination against...