Minimum Wage Rate Increases Summer 2015 Quick Facts: The minimum wage rate will increase in four states during the summer of 2015. Additional changes are expected in other states for 2016. [...]
How Will Climate Change Affect Agriculture Industry? The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released a comprehensive report on the future effects of climate change and adaptation [...]
Trucking News New Hours of Service Exemptions Approved The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently approved exemptions for two types of loads. Drivers hauling either live [...]
Insurance News Update Supreme Court Ruled in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court released its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, a 5-4 decision as follows: The Court [...]
Cyber Security – Are You Protected From Hackers? Your business can minimize risk with cyber security liability insurance coverage, safeguards and best practices in place. If there’s one [...]
Workers Compensation News: OSHA Standard Updates Did You Know? Olivet Management, LLC, a New York real estate management company, was recently fined over $2.3 million for knowingly exposing its [...]
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently published an adjusted schedule of penalties for safety rule violations. The adjustments, that [...]
Insurance News: ACA Exchange Subsidies Today, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in King v. Burwell, the case challenging the availability of subsidies in health insurance Exchanges run by the [...]
COMMERCIAL TRUCK INSURANCE – DID YOU KNOW? According to Freight Watch International, a logistics security service, the number of cargo thefts was lower in 2014 than in 2013, although the [...]
Employee Benefits: Essential But Unruly Employers and employees both know the critical role that the workplace plays in offering a better quality of life through a robust benefits package. What [...]