Cyber threats to both the health care sector and average Americans have surged as hackers look to take advantage of the panic and chaos caused by the coronavirus crisis. Major agencies including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have been targeted by hackers in unsuccessful but ongoing […]
Experts see over 600 percent spike in malicious emails during coronavirus crisis
Malicious emails that used coronavirus information to target individuals spiked over the past month as the crisis ramped up, according to a report from cyber threat researchers at Barracuda Networks released Thursday. The researchers saw a 667 percent increase in malicious phishing emails that were using the coronavirus. These types of emails try to lure […]
We Want To Answer Your Questions
A personal message from Dan Post: With the Coronavirus forcing most of us to work from home, or certainly to be at home more than not, we know there are many insurance related questions you may have that we want to answer. I’d like to encourage you to please watch this short video and then […]
Analysis: How a Recession Affects Return to Work by Injured Workers
With the COVID-19 virus causing economic disruption, the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute would like to share the findings from a study it published in 2010 that sheds light on how a typical recession affects the return to work of injured workers. The study Recession, Fear of Job Loss, and Return to Work asks: what is […]
COVID-19: Temporarily closing a facility or downsizing operations
If you are closing a facility or downsizing operations as a result of COVID-19, the best way to reduce the exposure of property loss during idle business periods and increase the likelihood of a positive transition back to full business operations, is to have a facility plan which encompasses the following best practices: Secure all […]
Reducing Lawsuit Exposure: Eleven Things Your Company Should Know
It may be illegal for an employer to fire a worker to deprive him/her of large commissions, vested pension rights, a year end bonus or other expected financial benefits. It may be illegal for companies to fire workers who return to work after an illness, pregnancy or jury duty. It may be illegal to fire […]
The Employment-At-Will Doctrine: Three Major Exceptions
In the United States, employees without a written employment contract generally can be fired for good cause, bad cause, or no cause at all; judicial exceptions to the rule seek to prevent wrongful terminations. “Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts will inevitably bring about right results.” —James Allen “See only that thou work and […]
What Is Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI)?
EPLI covers businesses against claims by workers that their legal rights as employees of the company have been violated. The number of lawsuits filed by employees against their employers has been rising. While most suits are filed against large corporations, no company is immune to such lawsuits. Recognizing that smaller companies now need this kind […]
IN: Eleven Things Your Company Should Know To Reduce Lawsuit Exposure
Dear Valued Customer, The number of lawsuits filed by employees against their employers has been rising. In this issue of “————————-” we focus on wrongful termination from the employer’s point of view. You must do everything possible to avoid work-related lawsuits, but obtaining Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) to protect your business from workers who […]
Brief Tutorial on Completing the Recordkeeping Forms
The format of the tutorial is a slide presentation with voiceover that plays on the web. The complete presentation runs about 15 minutes — however, you can exit at any point and upon returning you will be reminded of where you left off. https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/tutorial.html © Copyright 2020. All rights reserved. This content is strictly for […]
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