Uncategorized Legal Corner 6 Feb 202012 Jan 2020 Workers' Compensation Privette doctrine protects film studio from personal liability suit - California In Castro v. ABC Studios Inc., ABC contracted with the owner of a gas station to film a…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 4 Feb 202012 Jan 2020 Inspections increase in FY 2019 In FY 2019, which ended September 30, 33,401 inspections were conducted. This is more inspections than in each of the previous 3 years - 32,023…
Uncategorized Watch out for 20 costly workers’ comp mistakes in 2020: Part Two (11-20) 28 Jan 202012 Jan 2020 Part 2 For many employers, workers' comp was a bright spot in 2019. Rates were low, workplaces continue to be safer, and the industry made significant strides in controlling opioids.…
Uncategorized Watch out for 20 costly workers’ comp mistakes in 2020: Part One (1 – 10) 23 Jan 202012 Jan 2020 For many employers, workers' comp was a bright spot in 2019. Rates were low, workplaces continue to be safer, and the industry made significant strides in controlling opioids. Yet, there…
Uncategorized Seven reasons to stay strategic in a Insurance Soft Market 31 Dec 201918 Dec 2019 Some businesses are experiencing an unpleasant shock when renewing their commercial insurance. Market conditions for many commercial lines are changing from a "soft" to a "hard" market, where premiums increase…
Uncategorized Things you should know 24 Dec 20195 Dec 2019 Soap more effective than hand sanitizers in combatting flu Researchers from the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine found that ethanol-based sanitizers can take up to four minutes to disinfect hands…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 19 Dec 20195 Dec 2019 ADA Adverse employment action cannot be motivated by associational disability claim The association provision of the ADA does not require employers to reasonably accommodate nondisabled employees so that they may…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 17 Dec 20195 Dec 2019 New video explains inspection process A new video explains the OSHA inspection process. New fact sheet on taxi driver safety A new fact sheet focuses on keeping taxi drivers safe. Input sought on safety…
Uncategorized Six reasons you can’t ignore mental health in workers’ comp 10 Dec 20195 Dec 2019 Compensability of mental injuries in workers' compensation is complex and varies widely by state. Some states allow compensability for physical-mental injuries, where a workplace injury leads to a mental condition,…
Uncategorized Early workplace injuries predictor of frequent filers 5 Dec 201930 Nov 2019 Workers injured in the first six months of their employment are more than twice as likely to have three or more lost-time injuries during their duration of employment than other…
