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Tips to Protect Your Business from Cyber Crime!
Many of our clients have a false sense of security in believing that their business is too small for a cyber breach! Cyber attacks against businesseshas increased significantly over the past few years. Small businesses have become especially vulnerable to cyber attacks. The 2013 Verizon Data Breach Study indicated that organizations with under 100 employees […]
Tips To Reduce Workers’ Compensation Costs
The following are tips to help reduce your overall Workers Compensation Costs 1. Have an Injury Prevention Plan (IPP) – Injury Prevention Plan templates are readily available for free. Having an IPP is key to your overall workers’ comp safety program. 2. Identify your risks – Review your workers comp claim history in detail to understand, […]
Tips to Protect from An Employment Practice Liability Lawsuit
Employment Practice Liability (EPL) litigation continues to impactemployers of all sizes. Defending against EPL claims can be expensive, time consuming and damaging to a company’s reputation. The following are afew tips to protect your business or organization against EPL lawsuits: Job Application– The best applications do more than gather a prospective employee’s work history and […]
2014 Workplace Compliance Seminar
Our annual Workplace Compliance seminar was well attended and filled to capacity! Thank you to our fabulous guest speakers, Audrianne Adams Lee and Pamela Tahim, esq.
Free Seminar- 2014 Legal Update
You are cordially invited to our annual legal seminar to learn about new employment legislation and how it can impact your organization. With many new laws taking place effective Jan 1, 2014, employers must take prompt action to ensure compliance. We encourage our clients to attend. We will discuss the critical changes in law, the […]
Insurance Update: Admitted and Non-Admitted Insurance Carriers
One of the most important factors when choosing an insurance company, is to check on its financial condition. The A.M. Best Company is the mostwidely recognized rating agency dedicated to the insurance industry. Best’s Ratings help with understanding the financial strength of an insurance company. The ratings range from A++ (Superior) down to D (below minimum […]
Frequently Asked Questions about Cyber Risk
“Does my General Liability policy cover me against cyber risk?” A typical General Liability policy (or business package policy) is notintended to provide coverage for cyber risks. Most property forms protectthe physical presence of computers, but not the data stored on them. The General Liability form excludes claims of copyright, trademark and trade secret infringement. […]
Volunteers
Nonprofit organizations have a responsibility to make sure their organizations are safe for those they serve as well as those who work or volunteer for them. Nonprofits therefore have to integrate an effective risk management program into all of their planning and operations. The basic goal of risk management is to enhance the level of awareness of […]
New I-9 Form Released
The U.S. Department of Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires employers to verify the identity and employment authorizationeligibility of new hires. Employers must fill out USCIS Form I-9 to satisfy the requirement. On March 8, 2013, the USCIS released the new version of this form. The new form is nine pages long, including the form, […]
Update your Employee Handbook
Updating your Employee Handbook will go a long way toward lowering your liability exposure. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), 99,947 discrimination charges were filed in 2011. Employees file charges under multiple cateogories. One way to help protect your organization is to develop and adhere to an employee handbook. Employee handbooks can […]