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Entries by Michael Stoop
The Cost of Not
The other day I sat back in my chair and thought about a decision process that we went through when evaluating the purchase of a certain software package. I thought about how many other business owners are faced with that exact same algorithm as they evaluate both purchases and opportunities wondering aloud how many folks […]
6 Ways to Lower Your Workers Comp Experience Mod
Is your business struggling with a high experience mod? Want to lower your workers’ comp costs while decreasing your risk exposure? We’ve put together a short and sweet guide to lowering your workers’ comp experience mod & costs as a result. Click the link below to access it: Free e-book P.S: If you don’t know […]
New I-9 Form Required – Do’s & Don’ts
Employers must begin using the new I-9 by May 7, 2013! Key revisions to the I-9 include additional data fields, more detailed instructions, and edits to the layout of the form which is now two pages. The requirement to use the updated I-9 provides employers with an opportunity to review their practices for completing and […]
Non Profit of the Month – Lupus Foundation of America
The goal of our Non Profit of the Month program is to further awareness, promote, and fundraise to support some very worthy missions. After a successful initial launch with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, raising over $250 in September, Met Risk is bringing back the Non Profit of the Month program. This month, we have selected […]
Summarizing Cuomo’s NY Workers Comp Reform
Governor Cuomo announced last week that his administration plans to introduce new legislation to continue to improve the workers’ compensation system and to attempt to provide relief to thousands of businesses. Cuomo’s goal is to provide the following with this reform: Savings to New York State’s employers Elimination of unnecessary friction in the system Resolving […]
How To Manage The 50 Or More Employee Health Mandate For Small Business
For businesses on the cusp of 50+ employees there now stands a major dilemma. Increase staff, hire independent contractors; stop growing? Due to a new law going into effect in 2014, if a company hits the 50 full-time employee threshold it will have to provide health coverage that meets government standards or potentially face a […]
What Do the Top 600 Trade Contractors in the Country Have in Common?
Below you will find New York and New Jersey trade contractors that have been included in ENR’s top 600 speciality contractors of 2012 list. Want to see something interesting? The average experience mod of the companies we found below is a .866! This shouldn’t come as a surprise. Companies that have low mods have a […]
NYC Fire Deaths Hit Record Low
NYC recorded the lowest number of fire-related deaths in its history in 2012. It’s also the 7th year in a row in which less than 100 people died in a fire. The 58 fatalities last year were four fewer than the previous low of 62 in 2010. The figures follows a national trend of improving […]