By: Ann Butler, The Durango Herald (Claims Journal) October 2015
In 2002, while the … Continue reading
Unlike other stalwarts of the on-demand economy, however, janitors and cleaners summoned through the Managed by Q app receive stable incomes, benefits, and the potential to earn promotions. This is only possible because Q hires its entire workforce of over 400 people as W-2 employees rather than relying on temporary labor from independent contractors. None of Uber’s over 160,000 U.S. drivers fall under this classification—yet. Continue reading
The city’s tourism marketing leaders continued their quest to draw more international traffic to Las Vegas Tuesday, signing an agreement with a South Korean business group and approving spending $375,000 on separate programs geared to boost foreign travel. Continue reading
Employers are nervous about the changing nature of the employment relationship. The Department of Labor now presumes that almost all workers are employees, not independent contractors. The National Labor Relations Board now views temp workers to be essentially the same as regular employees. Continue reading
A builders risk insurance policies are an important part of the construction industry. If your business is involved in new construction or a remodel of a building you should consider a Builders Risk Policy to protect your investment in the project. A builder’s risk policy will protect a person’s or organization’s insurable interest in materials, equipment, and fixtures that are being used to construct or remodel a structure. The protection is added security in the event that the materials sustain physical loss from a covered cause. Continue reading
A newly formed Chinese-American joint venture said Thursday it has raised $100 million to help build a long-awaited high-speed train connecting Las Vegas and Southern California.
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has raised The Main Street America Group’s NGM Insurance Company’s single surety bond capacity threshold to $93.4 million. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based super-regional property/casualty insurance carrier’s previous capacity was $90.5 million. Continue reading
More companies may be held responsible for labor-law violations committed by contractors and forced to negotiate wages and benefits with their workers under a decision by a politically split U.S. labor board.
The National Labor Relations Board, in a closely watched case, on Thursday unveiled a new standard for determining which companies are “joint employers” of workers paid by another business such as a franchisee or contractor. Continue reading
