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How Workers' Compensation Class Code #8873 "Telecommuter Reassigned Employees" Can Help You Save Money On Your Insurance Premium

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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…

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

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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…
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Adult Day Care Considerations for Your Business

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Running an adult daycare seems to be one of the harder gigs. Between keeping employees in check and fully trained and clients safe, it is a hard organization to manage. Our adult daycare inspection considerations list should help you keep insurance…
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COVID Nursing Home Crisis

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As COVID-19 continues to spread across the country, those who have serious health problems or are at risk continue to search for ways to avoid coming in contact with the virus. For the over 1.3 million people currently living in nursing…
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COVID-19 on NYS Workers Compensation

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The COVID-19 outbreak has spread all throughout America, but most notably in New York. Considering America’s largest metropolitan hub is New York City, when the disease hit it was bound to be catastrophic. Due to the heavy outbreak in New…

National Safety Stand-Down Week Announced ( With INFOGRAPHIC)

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OSHA recently announced that the National Safety Stand-Down Week will take place September 14-18, 2020. This week is to recognize fall dangers, and, in general, work-site safety. Fall-related injuries continue to be the number one leader in…
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Social Distancing on Construction Sites

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Where is Construction with Social Distancing Currently? Social distancing is already a hard task in our daily lives around the house. It is substantially harder when at work, especially when in the construction business. Construction involves…

Hand Sanitizers Risks in the Workplace

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Hand Sanitizer Problems According to a recent event that occurred on a construction site, the Mechanical Contractors Association of America has announced to be extra cautious with brand-name liquid hand-sanitizers at the workplace. Many of…
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Who Is Exempt From Workers Compensation Coverage?

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The New York workers' compensation insurance law requires the majority of employers to have appropriate workers comp insurance coverage in place. However, there are three key exemptions. Sole Ownership If you run your business alone and don’t…