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Does Your Construction Business Need Employment Practices Liability Insurance?

Construction Business Owner

The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 84,254 discriminatory employment practices complaints last year. In addition to lawsuits filed by private citizens, claims filed by federal, state and city regulators are causing more businesses to purchase Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI).

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Insurance Industry Locations: Shaping The New World Of Insurance

Business Facilities

The Hartford Region is home to the headquarters of most of the leading global players in the insurance sector. The insurance industry generates more than $16 billion in output in the region, employing more than 70,000. Read: Insurance Industry Locations: Shaping The New World Of Insurance at BusinessFacilities.com.

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7 Ways to Prepare for ACA Implementation

Construction Business Owner

It’s time for employers to begin the process of implementing the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) which apply to them. Large employers that average 100 or more full-time equivalent employees during 2014 (50 or more during 2015) are required to begin offering health insurance to their workers Jan.

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How to Get Large Group Health Insurance Plans for Contractor Business Employees

Construction Marketing

If you, as an employer, have 1099 employees on your staff from time to time, you may be wondering whether you are required to provide health insurance to them. This also means that employers don’t have to withhold income taxes, pay unemployment taxes, or withhold and pay Medicare and Social Security taxes.

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Crime & Employment Practices Liability Insurance

Construction Business Owner

No construction firm is immune to employee dishonesty or crime losses. While crime exposures for some businesses can be measured and quantified by the amount of cash or other valuables on hand, employee fidelity claims in the construction industry and the losses arising out of such acts can be difficult to identify or quantify.

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Employers, not government, responsible for determining need for PPE

FDR Safety

The company appealed and the matter was heard by a hearing officer for the state Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals. A compliance officer for the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited G4S, the company that employed the guard, for failing to require the use of necessary personal protective equipment, namely body armor.

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15 Tips For Starting Your Own Roof and Guttering Business

Construction Marketing

Insurance, liability, and workers’ compensation . Other costs: Insurance, taxes, advertising, vehicle maintenance, dumpster fees, and petrol. 13) Business insurance. Businesses are significant investments, so you’ll need to get them insured to protect them from financial losses. Labor costs. Utility bills.

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