Smart Home Healthcare Agencies Know This Secret To Building Their Staff

I wouldn’t limit this little nugget to just Home Healthcare Agencies, as most smart run organizations know that efficiently utilizing your resources, deploying effectively, is really what creates competitive separation between you and your competitors. In a recent Wall Street Journal Article “High Turnover of Home Care Givers Makes Life Precarious” it was revealed that … Continue reading Smart Home Healthcare Agencies Know This Secret To Building Their Staff

Why Property & Liability Insurance Cost So Much for Apartment Buildings , Co-Ops , Condos

Are you wondering why the renewal for your apartment building insurance for your rental building, Co-op or Condo has gone up by north of 20% ? This little primer might help explain why. The Chinese have a proverb, “may you live in interesting times”. If you’re an owner of commercial or residential real estate, especially … Continue reading Why Property & Liability Insurance Cost So Much for Apartment Buildings , Co-Ops , Condos

A Fireside Chat with A Claims Adjuster

Our Claims Advocacy Team got to sit down with a workers’ compensation claims professional who specializes in high exposure claims. They discussed a high exposure claim that wasn’t reported timely to the carrier after the incident occurred.     Please Note: This article has been edited for clarification and to protect the identities of those involved … Continue reading A Fireside Chat with A Claims Adjuster

5 Tips For Employers With Repeat Accident Offenders

Do You Have Employees That Are Repeat Accident Offenders?    If your business suffers from the high cost of employee injuries on their workers’ compensation insurance due to the same employees becoming injured repeatedly; this article is for you! While the vast majority of workers comp claims are legitimate accidents from honest, hard-working employees some … Continue reading 5 Tips For Employers With Repeat Accident Offenders

How Workers’ Compensation Class Code #8873 “Telecommuter Reassigned Employees” Can Help You Save Money On Your Insurance Premium

The New York Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Board (NYCIRB) has released a new class code for ‘Telecommuter Reassigned Employees’. If you are a business owner you might be wondering how do I adjust my workers’ compensation rates for employees that we kept on the payroll, but did not actually perform their duties? It doesn’t make … Continue reading How Workers’ Compensation Class Code #8873 “Telecommuter Reassigned Employees” Can Help You Save Money On Your Insurance Premium

Having The CORRECT Business Interruption Insurance Determines If Your Business Survives

Business Income Insurance or Business Interruption Coverage is not only the most often overlooked insurance coverage, but the error rate in how it’s calculated is over 90%, and I am being generous here. Skeptical, pull your policy. My guess is your current agent or broker just applied your gross sales to arrive at the Business … Continue reading Having The CORRECT Business Interruption Insurance Determines If Your Business Survives

Cyber Security Awareness Month

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month!    Cybersecurity is one of the fastest-growing concerns for businesses as many opportunities for growth within an organization have developed into fully remote positions.  To Celebrate Cybersecurity awareness month We suggest having these conversations with your team: Protecting your organization from Phishing scams by knowing what a phishing email … Continue reading Cyber Security Awareness Month

New York’s DOL Introduces New Notice Of Pay Rate form for Home Care Providers Under New York Wage Prevention Act Updates

Effective October 1, 2020, New York State’s Department of Labor requires a new Notice of Pay Rate form for employers.  The form is required to be used by home healthcare aide under the Wage Parity Law. The updated changes to the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act  (WTPA) states the new Notice of Pay Rate … Continue reading New York’s DOL Introduces New Notice Of Pay Rate form for Home Care Providers Under New York Wage Prevention Act Updates

Injury Concerns When Working Construction

Did you know that there are approximately 250,000 construction sites in the United States alone? Injury rates among construction workers are also marginally higher than those who choose other professions. Falling from heights, working with heavy machinery, and repetitive motion injuries are just some of the most common risks that construction companies have to account … Continue reading Injury Concerns When Working Construction