Celebrating a Workers Comp Increase Notification Law’s Impact on New York Businesses Big I New York is celebrating the sustained impact of a law enacted six years ago safeguarding the state’s businesses. Former Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed Assembly Bill No. 1620 into law in 2018. This law continues to require insurance companies to provide […]
In today’s business climate of corporate transparency and accountability, an organization’s officers and directors face a myriad of employment-related exposures. Regardless of your company’s size or mission, the legal costs associated with a lawsuit can be crippling for both the organization and your directors and officers. This Risk Insight explores five of the most common […]
Insight for business owners and risk managers about D&O insurance exclusion — provided by Metropolitan Risk Advisory After assessing your company’s risks, you’ve made the decision to purchase directors and officers (D&O) insurance. Now what? It’s essential to know the ins and outs of your D&O policy, including policy limits, what’s covered, and, most importantly, […]
Non-Owned Automobile Liability If you do not own a car but frequently borrow other people’s cars, rent cars or use a car-sharing service, non-owner auto insurance offers you coverage if you cause an accident. Non-owned automobile liability can be extremely severe in many cases. This type of insurance covers you for damage you cause to […]
Many companies are increasingly turning to staffing agencies where they lease employees to meet their needs for a variety of reasons, including increased workloads and high employee turnover rates. Companies that use staffing agencies can save money because they avoid selecting, hiring and training new full-time employees. In addition, using staffing agencies frequently offers companies […]
With the new year comes new laws, regulations and revisions to existing laws. Staying in front of the new minimum wage requirements is an operational imperative. Here is a concise overview from our Think HR Human resource tool for our existing clients. Overview : The current federal minimum wage rate is $7.25 per hour. However, […]
Do you run a home health care agency where employees use their own car? If so, it is essential that you have a specifically designed implemented driver safety policy. Home health care agency employees often find themselves pressed for time. It would be understandable for an employee to feel obligated to drive a little recklessly […]
What’s the longest you’ve ever spent when trying to create a new password that 1) You will remember and 2) Satisfies your particular website’s password requirements? It’s taken me up to fifteen minutes before and that is not an exaggeration. I know you are all sick and tired of getting this message: “Sorry that password won’t […]