April Newsletter 2019
How can a Workplace Bullying Affect Your Organization’s Liability Exposure? by Lillian Romero and Rebecca Gomez Hostile Work Environment and Workplace Bullying Hostile Work Environment: Federal law defines a “hostile work environment” as behavior that is so severe or pervasive that it alters the conditions of the employee’s employment or interferes with the employee’s ability […]
2019 California Employment Law Update: The Employer’s Survival Guide
By Pamela Tahim Thakur, Esq. California lawmakers were very busy last year, passing an assortment of new workplace-related laws that will affect California employers in 2019 and beyond. Most prominently are laws that followed the outcry over workplace-related sexual harassment, also known as the #MeToo movement. Additional new laws include increased minimum wage, new requirements […]
Workers’ Compensation: Simplified X-Mod Calculation & How it May Affect your Current X-Mod
The Workers’ Compensation Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) created a new simplified formula calculating Experience Modifications (x-Mods) to provide more transparency to the process. Effective January 1, 2019, the new formula excludes the first $250 of every claim for the X-Mod computation, regardless of the size of the claim. This means that if an employer pays […]
Mitigate Your Organization’s Exposure From Employment Practice Liability Claims
Employment Practice Liability (EPL) litigation impacts organizations of all sizes. The purpose of EPL Insurance is to insure organizations against allegations of illegal or discriminatory hiring and firing practices, sexual harassment, and other inappropriate employment actions. Defending EPL claims can be expensive, time-consuming, and damaging an organization’s reputation. The following are a few risk management […]
February Newsletter 2019-Be Aware of Your Third-Party Vendor Exposure!
By Rebecca M. Gomez Many Nonprofit Organizations rely on third-party vendors to assist in the management of their operations. Depending on the nature of the Third-Party Vendor, this could leave your nonprofit vulnerable to many exposures. Organizations outsource critical aspects of their operations – Payroll, Accounting, Human Resources, Cyber Security – which can leave them […]