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Question: I recently learned that some of my coworkers have health insurance, but I don’t. Is that legal? Answer: In general, employers are free to offer health insurance to some groups of employees and not others, as long as those decisions are not made on a discriminatory basis. It may surprise you that employers are
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
Americans are getting less physical activity than ever, with people now spending an average of more than 13 hours a day in a chair. Prolonged periods of sitting are known to lead to increased obesity rates, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, diabetes – and even increased risk of cancer. According to a study from
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
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
Many salespeople are outgoing and like to talk, so it might be a surprise that the art of listening is one of the most essential skills of a good salesperson. Those who have mastered listening and focus on offering a value-added solution selling will be the most successful. After all, you need to be able
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
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
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
For the most part, when a business needs to file an insurance claim, the carrier accepts the claim and sends out an adjuster to assess the damage, after which it starts paying the claim. But the process sometimes doesn’t go smoothly, particularly if the insurance policy includes any number of exclusions. And many companies make
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