The Bad News: Workers Compensation Costs Set To Rise By 10% ; Good News Is The Opportunity It Creates

At least interest rates are still at historic lows! You can't get at the money but that's another rant for another day.   On June 23rd the NY Workers Compensation Board is slated to hold a public hearing with regard to an application…

4 Quick Tips To Avoid or Finance A Wrongful Termination Suit

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Wrongful termination suits typically occur when an employee feels their firing was unjust. We will cover 2 of the most prevalent reasons employers are sued for wrongful termination as well as 4 quick tips to mitigate the loss. The…

Hot Tips To Prevent Employee Fraud

I remember a business associate of mine had a small law office where he did real estate transactions. He naturally did much himself, however when he contracted cancer he had let his office manager run the office, including paying the bills.…

NYC D.O.B. Meeting Yields Clarification on NYC General Liability Insurance Ruling

  If YOU PURCHASE NY CONSTRUCTION LIABILITY INSURANCE AFTER JUNE 13th, 2011 PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING :   For Certain Construction & Demolition Permitees if you don't amend your NY Construction General Liability Insurance…

NYC Cool Roofs Program Creates Opportunity for Contractors & Building Owners

At Metropolitan Risk Advisory we are always looking for innovative programs to help our construction firms, and real estate owners maximize and efficiently deploy their resources. This is yet another example of what we believe. The NYC Cool…

American Institute for Stress Says Businesses Lost 13.4 Days of Work Due To Stress

According to the American Institute of Stress U.S. businesses lose a whopping 13.4 million days of worker productivity annually. What's an even more telling statistic , and more costly is that between 60% to 80% of workplace injuries are workplace…

Potential Cost of New Construction GL Laws

Last year I was contacted by a gentlemen from the New York City Department of Buildings polling me for what the potential impact would be to the NYC Builder Developer if they mandated certain limits of NY Construction General Liability.  Let…

Health Insurance For Those With Pre-existing Health Conditions IS Available

Many people today are suffering with the burden of heavy medical bills for pre-existing health conditions. Most insurance plans refuse to cover these patients.  Many people are not aware that there is hope; affordable insurance plans that offer…

Avoiding General Wrongful Termination Lawsuits

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Firing an employee happens often and this recession has caused employers to fire many employees. Some cases involve an employee filing a lawsuit for unjustified termination. New York State employers are more protected by wrongful termination…