An expert may be the single best defense in a case involving an animal causing damage or injury, according to a recent panel discussion on animal liability during the Property & Liability Resource Bureau annual conference in San Antonio.
Experts can testify as to the behavior of a particular type of animal or breed. They can also testify as to how a particular type of animal or breed is typically confined.
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Employers are not exempt from federal requirements to record workplace safety injuries and illnesses involving intoxicated workers, even if post-accident testing reveals the employee was drunk at the time of the incident. Continue reading
In today’s environment, expense control is a top focus for companies in light of low inflation rates, low productivity growth, limited pricing power and intense margin pressure. As employee-related costs rise to the top of companies’ financial statements, clients turn to you, the brokers, for solutions to reduce the contributing factors and get more out of the investments they are making. Continue reading
Imagine you regularly monitor a social media site in Country X, home to a small, but critical component in your supply chain. You start reading a blogger because he had mentioned your company a few months back. As time passes, you feel urgency in the posts and in related items on Twitter and elsewhere. The blogger raises questions about the country’s politics and economy. Continue reading
Combined with the first phase, Tivoli will have a combined 370,000 square feet of restaurants and retail space, and 300,000 square feet of office space. Continue reading
The federal agencies have finalized the new versions of the summary of benefits coverage (SBC) template. For all businesses, this template will be used starting for plan years beginning on or after April 1, 2017. Under the Affordable Care Act, group health plans and health insurance providers are now going to be required to provide a SBC to all plan participants during open enrollment for company benefit coverage. As per the Affordable Care Act, all businesses will now be required to provide additional information to their employees. Continue reading
A grant is nudging the nascent UNLV School of Medicine closer to its fundraising goals.
The United Health Foundation has awarded the school a $3 million grant to develop educational programs and three planned community clinics.
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Have you had a piece of construction equipment stolen? Have you had compressors, generators and other mobile equipment stolen that are left on a secure construction site or an unattended job site location? Continue reading
