May 11, 2012
Do Safety Incentives Discourage Workers from Reporting Injuries?
Insurance Journal, By Andrew G. Simpson | May 10, 2012
“Many employers are in the dark over whether their safety incentive programs encourage or discourage the reporting of injuries and illnesses by their employees, or if they have no effect.”
April 9, 2012
New Jobs Act Does Not Reduce Management Liability
Insurance Journal, By Olivia Oran | April 9, 2012
“Any U.S. corporate executives who think they can use the Jobs Act’s relaxed rules for public listing to cut corners on accounting and disclosure may want to think again…”
March 9, 2012
California Independent Contractor Law May Be Liability for Agents, Brokers
Insurance Journal, By Don Jergler, February 20, 2012
“A new California labor law designed to punish employers for misclassifying workers has broad legal language that can possibly impact insurance agents and brokers who knowingly advise clients on employee classifications to the tune of thousands of dollars per misclassified worker…”
February 27, 2012
The National Law Journal, February 27, 2012
“The U.S. economy began to rebound in 2011, but that was not enough to convince law firms to ramp up associate hiring. Most law schools sent smaller percentages of their 2011 classes into first-year associate jobs at the nation’s largest 250 law firms than they did in 2010. Among the 50 schools most popular with hiring firms, 22 percent of 2011 graduates landed associate jobs — down from 27 percent in 2010…”
October 1, 2011
How to avoid a liability insurance nightmare with the right coverage
A lawsuit has just been filed against your company and several of the company’s executives. Your first thought: “We have general liability insurance, and paid a lot of money for it. The insurance company will pay the lawyers to defend us and pay any settlement or judgment that might be entered. No need to worry.”
September 28, 2011
Jones Explains New California Workers’ Comp Calculations at Public Hearing
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones explained during a public hearing in Sacramento on Tuesday why the Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is restructuring how the state’s workers’ compensation pure premium rate is calculated, a move that was supported by the Association of California Insurance Companies.
September 19, 2011
California Acupuncture Work Comp Physician Update
California acupuncture laws and regulations establish California licensed acupuncturists as treating physicians in the worker’s compensation system but not as primary care physicians. California worker’s compensation rules define a primary care physician as “a physician who has the responsibility for providing initial and primary care to patients, for maintaining the continuity of patient care, and for initiating referral for specialist care.