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New York Department of Financial Services Warns Businesses Who Use "Instant Quote" Software of Targeted Cyber Attacks

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued a cybersecurity fraud alert to all of its regulated entities, describing a "systemic and aggressive" campaign to steal consumers' private data. The DFS has reported from several…

A Fireside Chat with A Claims Adjuster

Claims Management, Commercial Auto, Construction Practice Group Content, Food & Beverage Practice Group Content, General Liability Insurance, Human Services Practice Group Content, Interview, Other, Risk Management, Transportation Practice Group Content, Workers Compensation Insurance, Workers Compensation Premium Audits

Our Claims Advocacy Team got to sit down with a workers’ compensation claims professional who specializes in high exposure claims. They discussed a high exposure claim that wasn’t reported timely to the carrier after the incident occurred. Please…

Protecting Your Workforce From Winter Related Illness

Claims Management, Construction Practice Group Content, Line of Insurance, Risk Management, Workers Compensation Insurance

Winter weather creates new challenges for employers trying to protect their employees from work-related accidents. Snow and Ice. How are you protecting your employees from potential slip and fall incidents related to snow and ice? According…

Social Engineering:A Growing Cybersecurity Risk

Cyber Liability Insurance, Risk Management

Social Engineering This past summer we wrote an article about the dangers of social engineering and how to prepare your organization for a socially engineered cyber attack. To reiterate: Social Engineering is the use of fraud to manipulate…

Data Privacy Day

Cyber Liability Insurance, Risk Management

What is Data Privacy Day and why it’s important to your organization? Data Privacy Day is January 28th. First, It honored the signing of convention 108 in 1981, next, it was the first permanent international treaty that is in control of the…

OSHA 2020 Workplace Injury Reports Due By March 2, 2021

OSHA, Workers Compensation Insurance

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reminds employers that it began collecting 2020 workplace injury data on Jan. 2, 2021. When are OSHA 300A Reports Due? All OSHA 300a records must be submitted electronically by March…

Should We Require Our Employees To Be Vaccinated For Covid 19

General Liability Insurance, HR Challenges, Workers Compensation Insurance

Should my company mandate vaccinations? Like everything Covid related, the answer is complicated. According to employment law attorney Rich Landau of Jackson Lewis, their tentative position is that requiring employees to be vaccinated for…

New York State's Updated Sick Leave Law

Construction Practice Group Content, Food & Beverage Practice Group Content, HR Challenges, Human Services Practice Group Content, New York, Risk Management, State Law, Transportation Practice Group Content, Workers Compensation Insurance, Workers Compensation Premium Audits

New York State’s Paid Sick Leave policies were introduced on April 3, 2020, and went into effect on Sept. 30, 2020. On January 1, 2021, employees may start using their accrued leave. The number of sick leave hours required is based on…

How Workers' Compensation Class Code #8873 "Telecommuter Reassigned Employees" Can Help You Save Money On Your Insurance Premium

Construction Practice Group Content, Food & Beverage Practice Group Content, Human Services Practice Group Content, Marketplace News, Risk Financing, Risk Management, Transportation Practice Group Content, Workers Compensation Insurance, Workers Compensation Premium Audits

The New York Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Board (NYCIRB) has released a new class code for ‘Telecommuter Reassigned Employees’. If you are a business owner you might be wondering how do I adjust my workers' compensation rates…