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Eight Tips for Starting a Weight-Training Regimen
There are many benefits to weight training for your overall health, but starting a routine can often result in failure if you push yourself too hard in the beginning. Weight training doesn't to be focused on building bulk and getting "cut," and you don't need to spend...
This Isn’t Your Grandpa’s Home Alarm System
Home security alarms have come a long way over the past decade thanks to WiFi, Bluetooth and smartphone technology. These security systems allow you to monitor your home remotely and receive messages if a sensor detects motion or it hears glass breaking. Many of the...
Insurance and Planning a Major Voyage in Your Yacht
If you own a yacht and have been pining to take it on an extended voyage, you will want to report your plans to your insurance company, otherwise you may not be covered if you have an incident. When you purchased your yacht, or last renewed your policy, you were most...
Don’t Forget Remote Workers in Sexual Harassment Prevention Policies
If you have staff working from home as a result of changes wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, you still need to stay on top of your obligations to protect your staff from sexual harassment. Not being physically in the office doesn't seem to have had an effect on...
Funds Transfer Fraud Increasingly Affects Small Firms
While ransomware is making the headlines as the major cyber threat for businesses, small and mid-sized organizations are increasingly being targeted by lower fraud that dupes them into wiring criminals funds, according to a new report. These funds transfer fraud...
New Federal Law Bars Forced Arbitration for Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims
President Biden has signed into law a measure that bars forced arbitration for workers who are victims of workplace sexual assault or harassment. The Ending Forced Arbitration for Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act bars employment contracts from requiring...
Return to Work Not Just for Workers’ Compensation Claimants
More employers are using return-to-work programs for injured workers even if they were not injured on the job, according to a study by Prudential Insurance Co. of America. Many employers have a return-to-work program for their injured employees because it cuts down on...
Safety Tips for Agriculture Transport Vehicles
A large percentage of injuries to agricultural workers occur while they are being transported in vehicles from one location to another. Incidents occur due to an unsafe condition of the transport vehicles or unsafe action of the driver. Employers and workers should be...
Employers Tap Technology to Tackle Distracted Driving
Everyone knows the dangers of distracted driving, but the stakes are much higher when the driver of a commercial vehicle is distracted. As a result of this danger, more companies with fleets and commercial drivers are turning to technology to prevent their workers...
Catalytic Converter Thefts on the Rise
People typically lock their cars when they park them to safeguard personal items and components inside the vehicle. Increasingly, however, criminals are less interested in what's inside the car than they are in what's underneath it — the catalytic converter. The...
Managing Your Internal Supply Chain Risk: Equipment Failure
As a business owner you area already know you need to protect against and plan for external supply chain risks. These risks are often out of your control as they can affect suppliers or transportation providers, as well as transportation networks and infrastructure....
Earthquake Risk: Is Your Business Covered with a ‘Differences in Conditions’ Policy?
It's not just California that is susceptible to earthquakes. Other parts of the country from the Midwest to the South are exposed to earthquake risk, and companies that don't have proper coverage may not get the claims payments they expect if their business is damaged...