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National Safety Month 2020

June is National Safety Month. While safety should be at the forefront year-round, let us use this time to highlight workplace safety. Effective risk management strategies, which include claims management and timely claim reporting can help…
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Covering Your Out of State Exposure NYSIF Workers Compensation Policy

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If you have jobs, locations, work, or employees who are now working from home and you are covered by the NY State Insurance Fund you need to make adjustments to your workers' compensation insurance policy. Understanding the out of state exposure…
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Employee Wellness during COVID-19

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Let's take a quick poll. Put a hand up if you're feeling burnt out from remote work.  You're not alone. More employees are working remotely now than ever, and are suffering from burn out. Even though people are starting to adjust to the new…
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COVID-19 Resource Guide for Employers

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For our clients and the curious here is a great resource guide as you seek to build out your own programs and responses to the COVID 19 pandemic. We have been fielding a great many calls from companies looking to get ahead of this issue. We…
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Ransomware and other cyber security threats - what you can do.

The recent outbreak of the Wannacry ransomware brought renewed attention to the importance of a well-crafted cybersecurity strategy.  Every company should have a strategy in place regardless of its size.  If you don’t have one yet, there…
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What Are The Employer Posting Requirements for NY State

A frequent question we get from NY State employers are what are the employer posting requirements for NY State. It's important to update your employer postings, especially since the New York State Department of Labor is requiring a poster placed…
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Secure Your Organization Using Multi-Factor Authentication

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In a time where most organizations have transitioned to remote work, cybercriminals have doubled down on network attacks. The FBI recently released a statement saying that cybercrime attacks are up over 300% since 2019. Cyberattacks range…
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Resuming Business Operations During Covid-19

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Foremost on most organization's agenda is how do we resume operations in a COVID-19 world? Candidly it's a bit complicated contingent on a great many factors. Here's a very short list of some contingencies. What does your operation look like;…
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Reopening Your Business Safely During COVID-19

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You had to close down your business from a full office of employees to a remote workforce for several weeks. With states slowly starting to lift social distancing restrictions, you are considering what comes next in terms of safely reopening…