Are you considering outsourcing your Workers’ Compensation, payroll and benefits to a PEO? While there are many valid reasons to subscribe to a PEO, there are reasons not to do so. While a PEO relationship may be just the ticket for your business, be aware of the pitfalls that can
After months of pandemic lockdowns, communities are reopening and businesses are finding we live in an entirely new world. Waivers – forms signed by customers entering your place of business – are becoming the new normal. From hair salons and recreation centers to stock exchanges and wedding photographers, the notices have sprung
Our world is dramatically different now. COVID-19 has us all on high alert, guarding the health and safety of ourselves, our families, friends and co-workers, as we change our behaviors to try to survive and move past this awful pandemic. For many professionals, learning to work almost entirely at home is a
At the first of this year U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego granted a temporary restraining order sought by the California Trucking Association (CTA) to temporarily block a new California labor law from impacting more than 70,000 truckers, KCRA News reports. The judge is considering imposing a permanent injunction. The
If your business is a California corporation, you should be aware that a new law takes effect January 1, 2020 that changes the definition of who is eligible to be classified as an independent contractor. The Legislature and the Governor has expanded and refined a rule first announced by the California
I often hear from business owners and decision makers that renewing their insurance program is a frustrating and costly process. “Frustrating” because they rarely receive new insights into: New opportunities for financing their insurance program How to improve outcomes What’s new in the marketplace Most important, how you, your employees and
Over the past quarter-century, restaurants and bars have adopted technology that has turned them into streamlined, completely digital operations that probably couldn’t put out a single meal if the server went down. Nearly every restaurant and bar in the U.S. depends on technology to some extent. Menus may be accessed on
In early 2019, five employees met in the conference room of a manufacturer in Aurora, Illinois, and were shot to death by an employee they were about to terminate. Among the victims were the human resources director and a young HR intern at his first day on the job. This
Nearly every company relies on digital technology. That means nearly every company is facing the danger of unwanted individuals and entities messing around in your company’s digital data. To begin, the digital security of an organization can only be as strong as the basic judgment of its employees. It only takes
Here’s a story I recently read concerning a PEO (Professional Employer Organization). The story does not have a happy ending for nearly everyone involved. A PEO known as Barrett Business Services, Inc., (BBSI) began ripping off the Work Comp system several years ago, using false financial filings to mislead the industry, regulators