Data Privacy Day

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What is Data Privacy Day and why it’s important to your organization? Data Privacy Day is January 28th. First, It honored the signing of convention 108 in 1981, next, it was the first permanent international treaty that is in control of the…

OSHA 2020 Workplace Injury Reports Due By March 2, 2021

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reminds employers that it began collecting 2020 workplace injury data on Jan. 2, 2021. When are OSHA 300A Reports Due? All OSHA 300a records must be submitted electronically by March…

Should We Require Our Employees To Be Vaccinated For Covid 19

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Should my company mandate vaccinations?  Like everything Covid related, the answer is complicated. According to employment law attorney  Rich Landau of Jackson Lewis, their tentative position is that requiring employees to be vaccinated for…

New York State's Updated Sick Leave Law

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New York State’s Paid Sick Leave policies were introduced on April 3, 2020, and went into effect on Sept. 30, 2020. On January 1, 2021, employees may start using their accrued leave.  The number of sick leave hours required is based on…
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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…
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Buying Cyber Insurance Does Not Protect Your Organization From Hackers

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Understand that purchasing Cyber Insurance does not protect your organization from hacking. It simply finances some, not all components of the loss. A recent report by cybersecurity company Barracuda reported that Google-branded Spear Phishing…
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Social Engineering: Meaning and Impact

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Definition Social Engineering is the means of deception to extract sensitive, personal information that can then be used for further purposes, such as bank fraud, account takeovers, or identity theft. Cyber hackers primarily use social engineering…
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Why Passphrases are the Future of Logins

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Every so often, whether it be for a company software program like MOZ, a school database like blackboard, or even a personal social media account on twitter, you get one of the two ominous messages. The Unwanted Messages You get the “time…

Cybercriminals Are Targeting HR Depts. With This Resume Scheme

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Trojan malware attacks are resurfacing since businesses are starting to return to work embracing a new normal in a post-COVID-19 world. Organizations have started to resume their hiring practices by posting job opportunities on their website,…