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During the busy holiday season, there are many distractions that make parking lots a fairly dangerous place to be. The combination of early sunset, increased traffic and pedestrians, scam artists, vandals and thieves, and people in a rush, can sometimes be a deadly combination. Just a momentary distraction or lapse in judgment can lead to
Imagine several small businesses located around the country. Each is well-established and profitable. Each of them bought business insurance – property, liability, automobile and workers’ compensation. They told their agents they wanted the lowest possible price for coverage, and the agents came through. But they didn’t also take their agents’ recommendations to purchase additional coverage.
Imagine several small businesses located around the country. Each is well-established and profitable. Each of them bought business insurance – property, liability, automobile and workers’ compensation. They told their agents they wanted the lowest possible price for coverage, and the agents came through. But they didn’t also take their agents’ recommendations to purchase additional coverage.
Employee theft and fraud is a perennial problem for businesses and one rogue employee can do serious damage to the finances of a company ― and in many cases put them out of business. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, about a third of all business failures each year trace back to employee theft
All year long you have been reminding your employees to “work safely … don’t take short cuts … prevent accidents.” To do this they have to keep their minds on their work, but this time of the year as the holidays near, their minds might be everywhere else but on work. They may be thinking
All year long you have been reminding your employees to “work safely … don’t take short cuts … prevent accidents.” To do this they have to keep their minds on their work, but this time of the year as the holidays near, their minds might be everywhere else but on work. They may be thinking
All year long you have been reminding your employees to “work safely … don’t take short cuts … prevent accidents.” To do this they have to keep their minds on their work, but this time of the year as the holidays near, their minds might be everywhere else but on work. They may be thinking
The recent news of McDonald’s Corp. dismissing its chief executive for having a consensual sexual relationship with an employee reflects the hardening stance in corporate America towards inter-office romances. Many large companies have instituted zero-tolerance policies for managers who are romantically involved with company employees. The companies are mainly cracking down to reduce their chances
One outgrowth of a new California law that applies more stringent criteria for what constitutes an independent contractor is that many employers are likely to see more audits and calls for additional premium from their workers’ comp insurers. In fact, it’s already happening in some industries, according to the insurance industry trade press. More and
As a business, you have to keep employees happy but still maintain workplace discipline. And it’s important that you protect your customers and your assets without making it seem you don’t trust your employees. Companies employ a variety of methods to make sure their workers stay on task and aren’t goofing off. But you don’t
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