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RULES FOR OWNERS WHO WANT TO BE EXEMPT FROM WORKERS’ COMP

If you own your business and have employees, you are likely exempt from having to cover yourself under your workers’ compensation policy in California. But what if you have multiple owners? There are rules promulgated by state law that set out the parameters for when owners can be excluded from the workers’ comp policy, and

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Your Liability Every Time Someone Enters Your Facility

One sure-fire way for a business to get sued is if a visitor — a customer, vendor or any third party — injures themselves while on your premises.   Injury lawsuits can be costly, with outlays for medical costs and potential lost income if the injured party misses work, punitive damages if the case goes to

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Staff Texting Blows Holes in Communications Policies

If your employees are communicating with each other and clients using texting or instant messaging using their own phones, should you ever need access to those communications you could be in a for a rude surprise.   While the immediacy of texting and instant messaging is great for business as it allows faster communications, better collaboration

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LPP Acquires A&M Trade Printing!

In exciting news, LPP Volume Press of Pleasanton just purchased A&M Trade Printing. A&M has been servicing print professionals for 21+ years, and LPP is excited to welcome them to the LPP family! This makes LPP the largest trade- only printer in Northern California! What does this mean for customers? It’s business as usual, with

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The Inherent Advantages of Print

All of us have heard at least a few statistics about a reader’s preference for printed material versus electronic versions of the same material. Time and time again, research has shown that comprehension and retention are improved when the reader consumes printed matter. There are a few reasons for this: Readers are less likely to

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The Inherent Advantages of Print

All of us have heard at least a few statistics about a reader’s preference for printed material versus electronic versions of the same material. Time and time again, research has shown that comprehension and retention are improved when the reader consumes printed matter. There are a few reasons for this: Readers are less likely to

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Dear David: Reference Checks for Certain Roles

Question: Can we do reference checks for only certain roles? Answer: Yes, as long as you’re not discriminating based on protected classes or characteristics, you can conduct reference checks for specific roles but not others. For example, you may decide that supervisory roles or positions with access to sensitive information warrant this additional step during

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Risk. Successful leaders understand risk.

They understand that cybercrime poses a risk and they need to in order to remain in leadership in any sustainable way. Leaders today in business, education, non-profits, and state, local, and federal government care about cybercrime. Most know they need to change their past tactics to prevent it, and at the same time the majority

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