Category: Workplace Safety & Health

September 3, 2019

The Internet of Things, or IoT, is a growing infrastructure of internet-enabled objects ranging from vacuums to light bulbs, all aimed at increasing control, automation and even data collection. IoT can be a huge benefit for a business office when […]

August 28, 2019

The distinction between acute stress and chronic stress is important. Examples of acute stress include the stress you experience after having an argument with an employee, delivering an important presentation, suffering through a bad day at work, or toiling toward […]

August 19, 2019

Pay-as-you-go workers’ compensation insurance is a policy where the premium adjusts with every processed payroll. This prevents shocking post-audit bills by basing the insurance premium on actual payroll for accurate bimonthly billing. Traditional workers’ compensation insurance policies estimate annual payroll […]

July 10, 2019

If you’re concerned about worker safety and minimizing workers’ compensation insurance costs, it’s important to avoid the most common workplace injuries. Not all injuries are work-related but happen at the business location or during actual work activities, putting small business […]

May 16, 2019

One in three female lawyers have been sexually harassed in a work context, while one in two women have experienced bullying in the workplace, according to a recently released global survey of nearly 7,000 lawyers in 135 countries. The numbers […]

March 28, 2019

James Boasberg, a judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia, issued two opinions on Wednesday blocking the Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky and Arkansas. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved Kentucky’s work […]

March 8, 2019

Workers’ compensation insurance is state-mandated coverage that pays expenses associated with on-the-job injuries and occupational illnesses. Workers’ comp typically covers partial lost wages, medical bills, and survivor benefits. In Nevada, employers are required to carry workers’ comp when they have […]

March 6, 2019

Workers’ compensation insurance is a policy that pays for employees’ medical bills and lost wages if they suffer work-related injuries or illnesses. Oregon laws make business owners get coverages when they have one or more full- or part-time employee. Oregon […]

March 4, 2019

You might be a put-your-head-down-and-get-things-done kind of employee, but no matter your work style, you can’t avoid communicating at the office — on a screen or in person. “In 2019, we Slack, ping, text, Zoom, email, call and meet face-to-face,” […]

February 13, 2019

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Monday proposed new rules to improve the interoperability of electronic health information. The rules, issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National […]