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Whether you are creating or printing posters, publications, flyers, advertisements, or a website, your graphic design agency or print shop helps your clients build their businesses. But like other businesses providing professional services, visual media business operations face unique risks that other firms don’t. And if you do not have proper insurance in place to
The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued new guidance on the federal Family Medical Leave Act that has upended the notion of what qualifies as leave under the statute. Its Wage and Hour Division in February issued a guidance letter noting that employees with a serious illness may use intermittent leave under the FMLA to
Employee theft and fraud are perennial problems for businesses and one rogue employee can do serious damage to the finances of a company and; in many cases even put them out of business. Shockingly, 75% of employees admit to stealing at least once from their employer and employee theft costs U.S. businesses $50 billion a
A new study has found that insurance is often a blind spot for small business owners, with the vast majority of them uncertain if they are “adequately insured” and what risks their policies actually cover. According to the survey by online insurance site Next, 90% of the 500 small business owners polled said they are
Americans with Disabilities Act-based lawsuits and demand letters are growing against companies over website access for disabled users. Any company with a web presence is at risk of being swept up in this wave of lawsuits, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars to settle, in addition to lawyers’ fees and other court costs.
One of the keys to having your insurance claims paid promptly is to file them in a timely manner. Virtually all commercial insurance policies — from liability and workers’ compensation to commercial auto and property — require that a notice of claims be filed within a certain amount of time after an incident. For businesses
The National Labor Relations Board has taken a big step in deciding that non-disparagement and confidentiality clauses in employee severance agreements are illegal, a move that will require most employers to rewrite theirs. The board ruled that these provisions stifle employees’ and ex-employees’ rights under Title 7 of the National Labor Relations Act to discuss
Phishing attacks on enterprise and employee-owned smartphones increased 10% in 2022, according to a new report highlighting the continuing and growing risk of these attacks. As more businesses have adopted bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, the risks grow for these attacks, which aim to get the phone user to click on a link that releases malicious code.
A U.S. court of appeals has struck down a landmark California law that prohibits employers from requiring their workers to sign agreements to arbitrate any disputes arising from their employment. The ruling clears the way for employers to continue using arbitration agreements without risking criminal liability that the law — AB 51 — calls for.
While overall sexual harassment complaints have ebbed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and have fallen below their post-#MeToo movement highs, jury awards continue rising. Employers who receive a complaint about workplace sexual harassment need to take immediate steps to investigate the matter and take remedial action when warranted. But the best way to
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