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Can Workplace Violence be Insured?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have estimated that annually approximately two million Americans are victims ofworkplace violence. No one is immune from such threat but there are ways to help minimize the risk and considerations to take to protect an organization in case of a threat. Workplace violence can range from verbal or […]
What to Consider Before Requesting an Additional Insured
Every day we receive phone calls from our insureds requesting additional insured certificates and / or endorsements. In today’s business world, it is a common practice to add another entity on to your Commercial GeneralLiability policy. While this is a common request, adding an additional insured on your policy should be carefully considered as there […]
What is the Unistat Rating? How does this affect my Worker’s Compensation Premium?
Every organization with employees knows that one of the most costly expenses of running a business is the worker’s compensation insurance premium. While some things are difficult to control such as the assigned workers’comp classifications or rates, other things such as safety training can help minimize overall costs. Risk management and loss control programs can […]
Indemnification Agreements: Risk Management For Your Vendors
by Jessica Patrice Gomez, esq Many nonprofits and small businesses run their businesses using third-party vendors for services such as janitorial, technology, buildingcontractors and transportation. While having a third party vendor can help your organization run more cost efficiently consider the following before signing an agreement with a vendor. If you hire third party vendors […]
Managing the Remote Worker
Is your organization considering telecommuting for its employees? Perhaps you allow your office to telecommute from work once a week and are considering extending from one day to a full work week. If yourorganization is considering offering this option to your employees you will still need to consider and implement a risk management programs for […]
2015 Electronic Information Reporting Due to the IRS
REMINDER – 2015 Electronic Information Reporting Due to the IRS by June 30 by Pamela Akop The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires “large employers” to report to theInternal Revenue Service (IRS) information regarding all full-time employees to whom they offered health coverage, called “Large Employer Reporting.” Insurers and self-insured health plans must also submit […]
Volunteer Series- Intern Season is here! What should I consider when hiring my intern?
By Jessica Patrice Gomez, esq. Summer is here and intern season is in full swing! If your organization has an internship program make sure that you have appropriate risk management controls in place. As we discussed last month, the problemlies with whether an internship should/ could be paid or unpaid. Following those guidelines is crucial to […]
What to Consider When Terminating An Employee
Before the decision is made to terminate an employee, there are a number of issues an Employer will want to consider. With employment related litigation on the rise employers should be aware of the issues at stake.Attached is information about termination issues you should consider from Shannon Jenkins, esq. at Tredway, Lumsdaine, & Doyle, LLP. […]
2016 Workplace Compliance Seminar
Our annual Workplace Compliance seminar was well attended and filled to capacity! Thank you to our fabulous guest speakers, Shannon Jenkins,esq. and Audrianne Adams Lee
Protect Your Organization: Cyber Risk
By: Rebecca Gomez “A company’s cyber security is only as strong as its weakest link“-Nicole Hung, Dow Jones News Service 2015 According to a recent article in Rough Notes (March 2014), cyber-attacks against smaller businesses (with fewer than 250 employees), have increased significantly over the past two years. Criminals have learned that smallbusinesses have valuable data and […]