The new paid sick leave provisions require private sector employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide two weeks of paid sick leave (80 hours for full-time employees and typical number of hours over two weeks for part-time employees). Eligible...
I wasn’t. I’m still not worried, even though I must get about a dozen notices a day on my phone from various news organizations around the globe about “what the next steps are for Harry and Megan to secure a future.” I get it. They’re selling papers and magazines. I’m...
As a business owner, there’s so much more to know about insurance than premiums (payments in exchange for coverage), losses (incidents that cause financial harm), claims (requests to pay for a loss), and deductibles (the value that an insured party must pay before an...
The answer is YES. It should always be YES. Our Associate Partners at Federated Insurance have the lingo worked out for you, and common sense explanations. We share this from their site...
Establishing and promoting a culture of risk management can have a silent, but significant, impact at your business. Prioritizing safety and judgment can help protect your people and your profits. Emphasis on workplace safety and loss prevention — from senior...
OVERVIEW The Maryland General Assembly convened its 2020 Session on January 8th As noted last month, there are many changes in the legislative leadership and membership including a new Senate President, Bill Ferguson, and House Speaker, Adrienne Jones. In District 44,...
From our friends at Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation: the Maryland Registered Apprenticeship Tax Credit. IEC Chesapeake wants you to “know before you go!” See BENEFITS The Maryland Apprenticeship Tax Credit provides a State income...
Exposure to blood-borne pathogens is a hazard most people think is limited to health care workers. The truth is that nearly every work environment — especially those in which hand tools and heavy equipment are used — is at risk for blood-borne pathogen contamination....
The United States and our American sensibilities are at an interesting point in time, considering apprenticeship. We have written articles over the years about the history of apprenticeship, the changes to U.S.manufacturing in the late nineteenth and early twentieth...
