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Pennsylvania Labor Law - Prohibited Occupations
Pennsylvania employers must comply with the Pennsylvania Child Labor Law. The Child Labor Law regulates the occupations and workplaces in…
Pennsylvania Employer Recordkeeping Requirements
Both federal and state laws govern records that employers are required to keep with information about their employees. Some examples…
Pennsylvania Employee Leave Law - Overview
Employers may provide their employees with various types of paid or unpaid leave as part of their overall compensation package,…
Pennsylvania Pregnancy and Childcare Leave
The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which applies to employers with 50 or more employees, provides an eligible…
What You Should Know About Flood Insurance
Flooding is a risk to any business, whether you are inland or near the coastline. In fact, one in…
Health Care Reform: Summary of Benefits and Coverage
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires health plans and health insurance issuers to provide a summary of…
Personal Protective Equipment
No matter what your job is, engineering controls are the first line of defense against occupational injury and fatalities. However,…
The CAN-SPAM Act: A Compliance Guide for Businesses
Do you use e-mail in your business? The CAN-SPAM Act, a law that sets the rules for commercial e-mail, establishes…
2011 Insurance Coverages Survey Results
This survey summary recaps P&C insurance coverage trends, including General Liability, Property, Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions), Directors' and Officers'…
Health Care Reform: 2012 Compliance Checklist
Health care reform brings a number of changes for employers and health plans in 2012. As employers prepare to comply…
Navigating the Hardening Market
As industry experts closely monitor the market, the state of the insurance industry continues to fluctuate. This can be confusing…
House Bill 440 Client Survey
This survey will assist your Account Team in assessing your interest in Workers' Compensation under HB440, a new law in…
House Bill 440
On August 29, 2011, Pennsylvania House Bill 440 went in to effect. HB440 now makes it permissible for SWIF (State Workman’s…
Winter Weather Can Affect Your Business
Winter weather is unpredictable and can have a large impact on your business. While maintaining business operations is always at…
Employer Responsibilities in Winter Weather
Snow days were a highlight of winter when many of us were children, but now winter weather presents a host…
Data Security Through Employee Education
Data security is of the utmost importance in the technology sector. A data breach can expose your company’s and your…
The Risks of Portable Data Drives in the Hands of Employees
Portable data drives have become a popular way to save, store and share data because they are small and very…
Final NLRA Notice Requirements Issued
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a Final Rule requiring most private-sector employers – including…
Maximizing Open Enrollment for Employees
Open enrollment can be an overwhelming time for both employers and employees. Employees are given the opportunity to re-evaluate their…
Cyber Liability Insurance
As technology becomes increasingly important for successful business operations, the value of a strong Cyber Liability Insurance policy will…
Health Care Reform: Preventive Care Guidelines for Women
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires non-grandfathered health plans to cover preventive health services without imposing cost-sharing…
Are You Covered in Case of a Business Interruption?
If a fire causes your facility to be temporarily unusable, what would you do next? Ideally, you would move to…
Frequency, Severity and Your Commercial Auto Insurance Premiums
Auto insurance rates are based on several factors: frequency and severity of crashes, auto repair costs, medical and hospital costs,…
Unpaid Internships: Complying with the DOL
Unpaid internships are popular across the country, providing benefits for companies and needed experience for college students or recent graduates.…
Worker Classification
The relationship between the employer and the worker is not always straightforward, but despite the possible discrepancies, it is extremely…
Open Enrollment Glossary of Terms
Open enrollment is the time of year reserved for you to make changes to your benefit elections. Unfamiliar terms can…
Equipment Breakdown Insurance: Why It's Important to You and Your Business
Because your business depends on functioning equipment to operate and maintain revenue, a breakdown could be devastating. The threat of…
Immediate Change to the ACORD 25 Certificate of Insurance
The ACORD 25 Certificate of Insurance has undergone a major change. Beginning immediately, it is mandatory to use the updated…
The ABCs of Indemnity Agreements and Additional Insured Endorsements
Understanding your business’s risk exposures is the cornerstone to managing them. Whether your business relies on outside vendors to provide…
Employee or Independent Contractor?
Hiring an independent contractor offers employers many advantages. Unlike a traditional employee, an employer does not pay an independent contractor…
Employing Teens? Here's What the Fed Requires
Each year, millions of teenagers take on part-time or summertime jobs. Early work experiences can be very rewarding, while at…
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