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Employee Behavior, Habits Can Thwart Heat Illness Prevention

Every summer thousands of American workers suffer from heat illness after working in hot conditions and not taking the necessary precautions to protect themselves. Often employers have not put in place safeguards and have failed to train their workers in heat illness prevention. But even the most well-intentioned employers need to take extra precautions to

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Business Growth Can Lead to Increased Risk

As the economy continues expanding, companies need to be careful about properly managing their risk, according to a report by Advisen Inc., an insurance research and data firm. Increased activity typically means proportionally additional losses. For example, more trucks driving more miles will inevitably result in more accidents. However, there are other kinds of risk

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Six Affordable Ways to Achieve Luxurious Print

Ashley Maydak, Brand Marketing Manager at Domtar Paper, explains in the Podcasts from the Printer that you don’t need a ton of money to make fancy print – it all has to do with the paper you choose. 1. Think about the paper first Maydak says we should rethink the ‘design first, choose paper later’

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Six Affordable Ways to Achieve Luxurious Print

Ashley Maydak, Brand Marketing Manager at Domtar Paper, explains in the Podcasts from the Printer that you don’t need a ton of money to make fancy print – it all has to do with the paper you choose. 1. Think about the paper first Maydak says we should rethink the ‘design first, choose paper later’

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Judge Shoots Down Association Plans

A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration’s rules for association plans, saying they are an attempt to allow employers to skirt their obligations under the Affordable Care Act. The rules that the Department of Labor finalized last year allow employers to band together as “associations” for no other purpose than to purchase health insurance

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What Not to Do in Web Design (This will lose you customers)

Just like brick and mortar was the storefront before, now many companies rely on their website to communicate and attract potential customers – and a simple name and logo simply will not do. In a study looking at what influenced a user’s opinion of a website (either it’s design or content), 94% of participants claimed

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Property Coverage for Businesses with Changing Needs

Some businesses have very stable property insurance needs as the value of their non-building assets, equipment and inventory doesn’t vary much during the year. Other types of business experience wide variations in the value of their property. Florists tend to carry more stock around Valentine’s Day and Mothers’ Day than they do on most days

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This Insurance Can Help You Survive Another Business’s Disaster

In October and November of 2011, floods inundated large parts of central Thailand, including thousands of factories that made everything from automotive parts and hard disk drives to eyeglass lenses and air conditioners. In addition to the human and economic cost in Thailand, the disaster-affected businesses around the world. Carmakers in Detroit shut down because

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The Risks of Staff Using Personal Devices for Work

As more employees use their personal mobile devices for work companies are being forced to confront the resulting security implications as well as how the devices are changing behaviors in the workplace. That’s according to a report by Littler Mendelson, an international law firm specializing in employment and labor law. The report highlights the dangers

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The Risks of Staff Using Personal Devices for Work

As more employees use their personal mobile devices for work companies are being forced to confront the resulting security implications as well as how the devices are changing behaviors in the workplace. That’s according to a report by Littler Mendelson, an international law firm specializing in employment and labor law. The report highlights the dangers

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