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The Department of Labor has proposed a sweeping new rule that will make it much easier for employers to be compliant with laws governing the use of independent contractors, staffing agencies and temp workers. Joint employment liability has become increasingly murky in light of the gig economy and more employers using staffing agencies and outside
While hacking by outsiders is posing a larger and more significant threat to companies of all sizes, the threat of insider jobs – particularly by disgruntled former employees – is often an even bigger one. These attacks, carried out with malicious intent to hamstring a company’s operations, can cause serious problems. Take, for example, the
Imagine it’s a typical July day. You own a 30,000-square-foot office building that is 85% occupied. And the air conditioning and ventilation systems stop working. The outside temperature is in the 90’s and the humidity is high. It doesn’t take long before the tenants start to complain. The contractor you summon determines that an electrical
By Kelly Mallozzi If you are in any way interested in the Graphic Arts, or if you follow me, Deb Corn or any of a variety of equipment manufacturers, you probably know that the first EVER Project Peacock Print Fair happened last week at the devastatingly beautiful Angel Orensantz foundation. Here is What You Need to Know Close to
Our Showcase Awards Competition provides members with increased name recognition in the industry and is an important tool used by our member to attract new clients. Of late, however, participation in Showcase has decreased. At the January VMA Board of Directors meeting, the difficult decision was made to put the Showcase competition on hold for
Sometimes, injured employees are afraid to file a workers’ comp claim after being injured at work because they fear the specter of retaliation by their employer. Experts suspect that up to 10% of workplace injuries are never reported because the workers choose to have the injuries covered by their employer-sponsored health plans. Most employers may
More accidents attributed to smartphone use while driving, coupled with much higher costs of repairs, have led to double-digit increases in commercial auto insurance rates over the past few years. Distracted driving is just one of many factors that have converged on commercial auto insurance claims, resulting in sustained premium increases. Now there are new
Employers with on-call workers who have to phone in to check on a scheduled shift are now required to pay them “reporting pay,” a California appellate court has ruled. The court held in the precedent-setting case of Ward vs. Tilly’s, Inc. that an employee scheduled for an on-call shift may be entitled to partial wages
Cyber attacks on companies’ information systems and data have reached unprecedented proportions, and are growing with each passing year. The biggest threat to an organization is if there’s been a breach of personally identifiable data or credit card information that it stores. That results in a number of costs, including notification costs, providing those whose
California will be implementing the strongest electronic privacy law in the nation come Jan. 1, 2020, but provisions of the law mean that companies that collect and store data on Golden State residents can be held to account for data they store going back to Jan. 1 of 2019. Starting Jan. 1, 2020, California residents
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