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2024
November
- Cyber Risks & Liabilities: The Importance of Data Backup and Recovery Plans for Businesses
- Cyber Risks & Liabilities: MFA Bypass Attacks Explained
- HR Compliance Bulletin: Legal Considerations for Employee Terminations
- Compliance Bulletin: Mental Health Parity: New Comparative Analyses Requirements
- Live Well, Work Well: Preparing for the 2024-25 Flu Season
- Legal Update: EEOC Releases 2024 Litigation Data, Showing a Decrease in Lawsuits
- News Brief: OSHA Announces Top 10 Violations for 2024
- Live Well, Work Well : November 2024
- Mental Health Minute: November 2024
- Risk Insights: Best Practices for Safety Committees
September
- Mental Health Minute: October 2024
- Live Well, Work Well: What to Know About This Year’s Flu Season
- Legal Update: OSHA Propose Heat Injury & Illness
- Risk Insights: A Corporate Boards Guide to Generative AI Benefits and Risks
- Legal Update: OSHA Releases New Online Severe Injury Report Dashboard
- Legal Update: Final Rule Makes Extensive Changes to Mental Health Parity Requirements
- HR Insights: Employee Handbooks: Common Legal Mistakes
- Cyber Risks & Liabilities: Understanding Cybercriminals: Motivations, Methods and Protection Strategies
- Coverage Insights: Understanding Employers’ Liability Insurance
- Coverage Insights: Contingent Business Interruption Insurance for Cyber Events
- HR Compliance Bulletin: 2024 Midyear Employment Law Compliance Trends
- HR Compliance Bulletin: Employer Considerations for Navigating Election Section
- Compliance Bulletin: Medicare Part D Notices Are Due Before Oct. 15, 2024
August
- Risk Insights: Steps for Businesses to Create Safer Drivers
- HR Insights: Tips for Retaining Employees in 2024
- News Brief: Drug Test Cheating Surged in 2023
- Live Well, Work Well: Managing Work-Life Balance During Return To School
- Live Well, Work Well: Prioritizing Wellness During The 2024-25 School Year
- Legal Update: Court Denies FMLA for Unmarried Father Before Child's Birth
- Cyber Risks & Liabilities: The Role of a Public Relations Specialist in Cyber Incident Response
- News Brief: Regulators Cite Major Gaps in Consumer Understanding of Insurance
- Cyber Risks & Liabilities : The Role of Digital Forensics and Incident Response in Cybersecurity
- Cyber Risks & Liabilities: SIM-Swapping Attacks Explained
- Legal Update: DOL Updated Model Employer CHIP Notice
- Legal Update: USCIS Extends Form I-9 Expiration Date
- Live Well, Work Well : September 2024
- Mental Health Minute: September 2024
- Legal Update: Increased Civil Penalty Amounts for SBC, MSP, HIPAA Violations
July
- HR Compliance Bulletin: 2024 Midyear Employment Law Compliance Trends
- Mental Health Minute: August 2024
- Live Well, Work Well: The Health Benefits of Camping
- News Brief: OSHA's Safe and Sound Week Scheduled for Aug. 12-18
- Legal Update: OSHA Proposes Heat Injury & Illness Prevention Standard
- Legal Update: Federal Courts Block Enforcement of Certain Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Provisions
- Cyber Risks & Liabilities: The Role of a Data Breach Coach in Cyber Incident Response
- News Brief: CVSA’s Brake Safety Week Scheduled for Aug. 25-31
- Coverage Insights: The Importance of Timely Notice Under Claims-made Liability Policies
- Work Comp Insights: FMLA and Workers’ Compensation
- Work Comp Insights: Who to Communicate With During a Workers’ Compensation Claim
- 2024 Midyear Market Outlook: Workers Compensation Insurance
- 2024 Midyear Market Outlook: Cyber Insurance
- Live Well, Work, Well: August 2024
June
- HR Compliance Overview: Federal Youth Employment Laws
- HR Compliance Bulletin: DOL Prioritizes Enforcement of Youth Employment Laws
- Live Well, Work Well: Surviving the Summer Heat
- Cyber Risks & Liabilities: Defending AI Systems From Malicious Data Poisoning Attacks
- News Brief: Workers’ Compensation System Shows Financial Strength and Lower Claim Frequency
- Legal Update: OSHA Publishes Its Updated Hazard Communication Standard
- Legal Update: HHS Updates HIPAA FAQs Regarding Change Healthcare Cybersecurity Incident
- Legal Update: DOL Issues Gag Clause Attestation Resources for 2024
- Legal Update: 3rd Circuit Rules USERRA May Require Paid Leave
- Legal Update: DOJ Releases Proposed Rule to Ease Federal Restrictions on Marijuana
- Legal Update: PCORI Fees Due July 31, 2024
- Mental Health Minute: July 2024
- Live Well, Work Well: July 2024
- News Brief: CVSA Reveals 2024 Focus for Upcoming Operation Safe Driver Week
- Legal Update: EEOC Announces July 9 “Failure to File” Deadline for 2023 EEO-1 Reports
May
- News Brief: June is National Safety Month
- Legal Update: DOL Issues Guidance on AI-related Wage and Hour Risks
- News Brief: Workers’ Compensation System Shows Financial Strength and Lower Claim Frequency
- Mental Health Minute: June 2024
- Live Well, Work Well: Explore the Great Outdoors
- HR Compliance Bulletin: Overview of the EEOC's workplace Guidance to Prevent Harassment
- Cyber Risks & Liabilities: Cybersecurity Awareness Programs: Benefits and Implementation
- News Brief: Casualty Claims Severity Significantly Outpacing Economic Inflation
- Legal Update: OSHA Releases Its Injury Tracking Application 2023 Injury and Illness Data
- Compliance Bulletin: New HIPAA Rule Will Require Updates to Privacy Notices
- ACA Compliance Overview: HHS’ FAQs on Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Final Rule
- HR Compliance Bulletin: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About the DOL’s Final Overtime Rule
- HR Compliance Bulletin: DOL Issues Guidance on AI and FMLA Administration
- Legal Update: DOL Announces Final Overtime Rule Increasing Salary Levels for White-collar Employees
- Legal Update: HHS Finalizes Rule to Strengthen Reproductive Health Care Privacy
April
- Compliance Bulletin: Mental Health Parity Compliance Remains a Key Focus in 2024
- News Brief: Study Shows 40% of Insured Workers Delay Health Care Due to Costs
- Legal Update: U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Mandatory Job Transfer Can Be Discriminatory Under Title VII
- Work Comp Insights : How Return-to-Work Programs Impact Workers’ Compensation Expenses
- Live Well, Work Well : Breaking Down Mental Health Stigma
- Mental Health Minute: May 2024
- Benefits Insights: Health Care Costs and Your Employee Health Plan
- Legal Update: EEOC Releases Final Rule Implementing Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- HR Brief: May 2024
- Cyber Risks & Liabilities: Cloud Security Management Explained
- HR Compliance Bulletin: Preparing for the DOL’s New Overtime Rule
- Compliance Overview: OSHA’s Worker Walkaround Designation Process Frequently Asked Questions
- Legal Update: OSHA Announces Final Rule on Worker Walkaround Representative Designation
- Legal Update: HHS Encourages Urgent Review of HIPAA Compliance Following Health Care Cyberattack
- HR Compliance: What Employers Should Know About EEO Retaliation
- HR Compliance: U.S. Supreme Court Cases for Employers to Watch in 2024
- Work Comp Insights: Types of Transitional Duties in Return-to-Work Programs
- News Brief: April Is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
- Mental Health Minute - April 2024
- Live Well, Work Well - April 2024
- Legal Update: FMCSA Exempts 9- and 15-passenger Vans From Operating Authority Requirements
- News Brief: Change Healthcare Cyberattack Causes Unprecedented Disruptions
- HR Compliance Bulletin: New CDC Isolation Guidance and Employee Leave Considerations
- Legal Update: HHS Highlights HIPAA Violations and Breaches in Annual Reports
- HR Compliance Overview: DOL Independent Contractor Rule
- HR Insights: Avoid 10 Common ADA Mistakes
March
- Live Well, Work Well - March 2024
- Mental Health Minute - March 2024
- HR Insights: 4 Ways AI Will Impact the Workplace in 2024
- HR Insights: 2023 Employment Law Changes Important in 2024
- HR Insights: The Business Implications of the DOL’s New Independent Contractor Rule
- Work Comp Insights: NCCI Experience Modification Factor 2024 Changes FAQs
- 5 Employment Policies to Review in 2024
- Top 2024 Wellness Trends
- Work Comp Insights: Benefits of Return-to-Work Programs for Employers and Employees
- Data Breach Class Actions Skyrocketed in 2023
- Legal Update: New TX Law Prohibits COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates
- Legal Update: OSHA Proposes to Issue a New Emergency Response Standard
- Risk Insights: Health Care Industry Trends to Watch in 2024
January
- Live Well, Work Well - January 2024
- HR Insights: 8 Tips for Modernizing Hiring in 2024
- Legal Update: OSHA’s Safety and Health Bulletin on Safety Helmets in the Workplace
- Legal Update: OSHA Form 300A Posting Requirements Begin Feb. 1
- News Brief: Workplace Fatalities Up 5.7% According to Bureau of Labor Statistics
- News Brief: House Passes Bipartisan Act to Lower Health Care Costs and Increase Price Transparency
- 2024 Workers’ Compensation Insurance Market Outlook
- Mental Health Minute - January 2024
2023
December
- OSHA Hazard Identification and Control Program
- HR Insights: Responding to the EEOC’s Increased Focus on Mental Health Discrimination
- Risk Insights: Understanding, Preventing and Mitigating Workplace Violence
- Penalties for HIPPA Violations Increase
- HHS Increases Civil Penalties for HIPAA Violations
- OSHA's Top 10 Most Frequently Cited - 2023
- Live Well, Work Well - December 2023
- Mental Health Minute - December 2023
November
- Home Care for the Common Cold and Flu
- Cyber Risks & Liability: MGM Cyberattack Emphasizes Need for Layered Digital Defenses
- DOT Accidents - What is reportable?
- Live Well, Work Well - November 2023
- NCCI Experience Modification Factor 2024 Changes FAQs
- EEOC Opens EEO-1 Reporting Portal for 2022 Workforce Data
- News Brief: Employers Must Use New Form I-9 Starting Nov. 1
- Mental Health Minute - November 2023
October
- HR Insights: Preparing for the Fall and Winter Virus Season
- News Brief: EEOC Significantly Increased Discrimination Lawsuits in FY 2023
- Know Your Benefits: Assessing the Viability of AI as a Self-diagnosis Tool
- Risk Insights: The Importance of Safety Orientations in Onboarding
- Risk Insights: AI + Employment Decision
- Work Comp Insights: Utilizing a Nurse Triage Program
- Think Well, Be Well: Sleep + Mental Health
- Risk Insights: Board Orientation
- Work Comp Insights: Interstate vs. Intrastate Experience Modification Rating
- Safety Matters: Driving Tips
- Work Comp Insights: Reading an Experience Modification Worksheet
- Cyber Update: MGM Cyberattack Emphasizes Need for Layered Defenses
- Mental Health Minute - October 2023
- Live Well, Work Well - October 2023
September
- News Brief: Back Pain Remains the Leading Cause of Disability Worldwide
- Coverage Insights: The Value of Medical Professional Liability Insurance
- HR Insights: EEOC Identifies Practices for Preventing Workplace Harassment
- Know Your Benefits: Assessing the Viability of AI as a Self-diagnosis Tool
- Playing it Safe: Avoiding Slips, Trips, and Falls in Home Care Settings
- Legal Update: EEOC Issues New Guidance on Visual Disabilities and the ADA
- Mental Health Minute - September 2023
- Live Well, Work Well - September 2023
August
- Cyber Liability: The Value of Cyber Insurance
- CDC Alerts of Late Summer Surge in COVID-19 Cases
- Legal Update: Workplace Violence Poster Required in Texas
- Work Comp Insights: Impact of AI
- Cyber Update: Average Data Breach Costs $4.4M
- Risk Insights: 5 Myths About Manual Lifting
- Live Well, Work Well - August 2023
- Legal Update: New Form I-9 Available
- 2023 Workers' Compensation Insurance Midyear Market Outlook
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
2022
December
- Understanding the Difference Between RSV, Flu and COVID-19
- Risk Insights: Avoiding Muscle and Ligament Injuries
- Work Comp Insights: When is a Workers’ Compensation Claim Compensable?
- Preventing Burnout During the 2022 Holiday Season
- News Brief: OSHA Announces Preliminary Top 10 Violations for Fiscal Year 2022
- Live Well, Work Well- December 2022
November
October
September
- Live Well, Work Well - October 2022
- Cyber Liability: The Importance of Two-factor Authentication
- News Brief: Wages Increasing Near the Pace of Inflation
- Work Comp Insights: Five Strategies for Reducing Workers’ Compensation Costs
- News Brief: DHS Proposes Permanent Rule Allowing Remote Verification of Form I-9 Documents
- Legal Update: Final Rule Implements Ban on Surprise Medical Billing
- Live Well, Work Well - September 2022
August
July
June
May
April
March
- April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
- Risk Insights: Spring Storm Safety Tips for Businesses
- Live Well, Work Well - April 2022
- Legal Update: OSHA Reopens Rulemaking Record for COVID-19 Health Care Rule
- Tips for Amending Electronic Health Records
- Health Care Risk Insights: Nursing Home Fire Safety
- Risk Tips: Engaging Patients to Improve Diagnosis
- Live Well, Work Well - March 2022
February
January
- Winter Safety: Driving
- Managing and Learning From Medication Mishaps: Promoting a Culture of Safety in Your Healthcare Practice
- 2022 OSHA Penalty Amounts
- Legal Update: Supreme Court Stays OSHA ETS Vaccination and Testing Mandate
- Legal Update: Agencies Issue Guidance on Coverage of OTC COVID-19 Tests
- Changes Are Coming to the HIPAA Privacy Rule: Are You Prepared?
- 2022 Workers' Compensation Insurance Market Outlook
2021
December
- Live Well, Work Well - January 2022
- Legal Update: EEOC Issues New Guidance on COVID-19 and ADA Disability
- Risk Tips: Managing Pandemic Related Clinician Burnout
- Legal Update: Court Reinstates OSHA Vaccination Mandate for Private Employers
- Auto Insights: Prepare Your Vehicle for Winter
- Safety Matters: Avoid Winter Slip-ups
- Prescribing as a Key Area for Safety Improvement
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