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California Consumer Privacy Act – Effective January 1, 2020

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect January 1, 2020. The CCPA regulates how companies handle personal information, creates new rights for California consumers, and imposes requirements on organizations that collect, store, and sell Californians’ personal information. The final regulation has now been submitted to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) for approval.

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Attacks on Cloud Services Grow Amid Telecommuting Boom

As more of America’s workers were asked to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cyber criminals jumped at the opportunity to take advantage, it seems. Remote work means work being handled on the cloud as employees share files and need a convenient way to access them. But cyber criminals are banking on workers

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Preventing Heat Illness as Summer Approaches

With temperatures rising, employers with outdoor workers need to take steps to protect them from heat illness. California employers need to be especially mindful as Cal/OSHA has workplace safety regulations governing the prevention of heat illness. The heat illness standard came into effect about seven years ago as the number of deaths due to heat

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What Business Insurance Policies Cover Rioting, Looting

As protests around the country descended into rioting and civil unrest, many businesses that have been looted, or seen their shops damaged or completely destroyed, will obviously be turning to their insurance to file a claim. While many companies were unsuccessful in filing business interruption claims for the COVID-19 crisis, claims for damage and theft

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Online Brand Guidelines Just Make Sense

So you have a 30-page brand book to keep that new brand tidy. The PDF is beautiful, but you can never find it, or it’s just too time-consuming to bother looking through it. So what’s the point? We constantly tell our clients how vital consistency is, especially in their brand infancy. Yup, just like your

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Leasing a Car? Put It in Your Company Name

As a business owner or company director wanting to lease a car for yourself, you have the choice of either business contract or personal car leasing, and each option has its own implications, benefits, and disadvantages, particularly in terms of insurance. And if you are using your new car mostly for work (think sales calls

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How to Adjust to Working From Home

In this crazy time, it’s been a blessing for those printers and creative agencies that are able to convert employees to a work from home position. But for those not accustomed to working from home, it can be disorienting, and both employers and employees could be struggling. Here are five tips to help you and your

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Filing Late and Other Ways to Have a Claim Rejected

One of the biggest mistakes you can make if you incur damage to your business premises is to wait too long before filing the claim with your insurer. The owners of a hotel in Dallas learned this the hard way when a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that the business had waited too long

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How to Protect Your Business Teleconference Meetings

Since face-to-face meetings are out of the question when most non-essential workers are under stay-at-home orders, many companies have opted for the teleconferencing app Zoom. With the recent revelation that Zoom’s teleconferencing system is not always the most secure, it is still one of the least expensive and user-friendly options for holding meetings during the

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