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Drug abuse is costing U.S. employers some $81 billion annually due to employee illness, absences and lost productivity and the problem has only gotten worse during the pandemic, according to a new study. And now, with the changes in legalizing marijuana laws sweeping the country, employers are concerned that more people (read employees) will get
As the number of cyber attacks against businesses continues to grow, insurers that provide cyber liability and other cyber-related coverage have started intensifying their scrutiny of their clients’ databases and operational security. When a business suffers a cyber attack it could result in fraudulent wire transfers or having its systems rendered frozen, which can be
Are your safety meetings a drag for your workers? Are they shifting in their seats as they sit through yet another presentation on slip and fall hazards? Safety meetings are a key part of a safety awareness program and are one of the best methods to motivate workers to take safety out of the classroom
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) that President Biden signed into law on March 11 contains a number of provisions intended to help small businesses and other organizations hurt by the pandemic. Foremost, it includes additional Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to struggling businesses, and a number of special grants to companies in
Free Sexual Harassment Prevention Training VMA Members get access to free Sexual Harassment Prevention Training through Think HR. If your account is already set up, log in here to get started. If you need access, contact Jessica Clark at jessica@vma.bz or 800-659-3363. Make sure you’re in compliance with the latest rules To get up to
Question: We recently made some changes to our handbook policies regarding benefits offered to employees and have a disclaimer stating, “The Company reserves the exclusive right to change or terminate any benefits or related policy at any time in accordance with applicable law.” Are we required to have employees sign a new acknowledgement of the
As the country and our businesses continue trudging along and hope that vaccines will pave the way out of the COVID-19 crisis, employers are increasingly seeing the effects of pandemic fatigue among their workers. The same issues people are grappling within their personal lives—exhaustion with social distancing and masking, a sense of loss of community
Cyber insurance rates are going to increase dramatically in 2021, driven by more frequent and more severe insured losses, according to a recent industry study. The report by global insurance firm Aon plc predicted that rates would jump by 20% to 50% this year due to two main factors: 1. Cyber attacks are becoming more
Face coverings are important tools used to battle the spread of infection. Until now, there have not been any standards for how they are to be constructed or their efficacy measured. This has now changed due to release of a new standard by ASTM International, an organization that creates voluntary performance standards for a variety
When printing companies purchase equipment that allows for new products and services, it can change the applicable classifications of their employees on their workers’ comp policy. In the California Workers’ Compensation Uniform Statistical Reporting Plan (1995), some classifications are grouped alphabetically under industry groupings to help users identify and assign classifications within similar industries. The
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