From the monthly archives: August 2016
Many states have enacted legislation that requires claimed defects on homes built to be reported to the builder in an effort to try and reduce the amount of Defect Lawsuits. What is being called the “right to repair” allows a builder to address the homeowner’s claimed defects and then repair the defect rather than being brought to court. The “right to repair” provides an avenue to the homeowner to seek repair on their home without having to open a lawsuit. Continue reading
Trucks and buses in the United States may have to be equipped with devices to limit their speed under a proposed rule issued on Friday by the U.S. Transportation Department which said the move could save both lives and fuel.
The department will weigh setting speed limits at 60, 65 or 68 miles per hour for heavy commercial vehicles, but said it will consider other speeds based on comments from the public. Continue reading
When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed, many people feared that businesses Small Business Health Insurance on the Declinewould choose to stop offering health insurance and pay the penalty instead. As a result, many surveys have been conducted to determine the impact of the ACA on small business health insurance, as well as offerings made by large companies. In July 2016, the Employee Benefit Research Institute revealed findings from its latest study. Continue reading
Across the globe, car accidents remain the number one killer of children. While safety measures, such as car seats and seat belts, have come a long way still more can be done to protect the little people of the world. A study By Safe Ride 4 kids found that 33% of children involved in automobile accidents were NOT restrained. That is a scary statistic about children not being protected by an easy seat belt restraint or car seat. Continue reading
Having an employee handbook is an essential part of any employee retention Why Do I Need an Employee Handbook for My Small Business?strategy. You may be thinking that there is little time in your day to be worried about writing a handbook, but there are many ways that doing so can save you, both financially and legally. Here are some of the most important reasons your small business needs to have an Employee Handbook. Continue reading
The rejection of a $100 million settlement with drivers comes with plenty of silver linings for Uber Technologies Inc. The gray cloud for the ride-hailing company is that a dozen or so lawsuits that would have been silenced may now roll back in.
A San Francisco federal judge concluded the deal was unfair in large part because it undervalued potential labor code violations under California’s unique bounty-hunter law, known as PAGA. The settlement sought to sweep under the rug lawsuits with potentially billions of dollars in claims under the law, which gives workers the right to step into the shoes of the state labor secretary to bring enforcement actions. Continue reading
Employee retention rates are a common concern for many businesses, whether How to Improve Employee Retention with Tax-Free “Fringe” Benefits they are large or small. But for small businesses, employee retention is imperative because there may only be one person in each role. If an employee jumps ship, who will pick up the slack while the position is vacant? Continue reading
Risk managers are exploring quantification techniques to better understand their cyber risk exposures and how much cyber insurance to buy, as well as other risk mitigation techniques. Continue reading
