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New Jersey Requires Employers to Offer Pre-tax Commuter Benefits
By Barry Fields, Vice President – Employee Benefits On March 1, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill into law that will require New Jersey employers with 20 or more employees to establish pre-tax transportation...
Read On..How Reflecting on the Positives Can Improve our Lives
By Ross Rutman, Assistant Vice President – Habitational Group If life can seem pretty hard at times, that’s because it is. However, although the negative things can start to tally up, most of us have...
Read On..Set the Rules of the Game So You Can Win
By Ryan Fleming, Director – Habitational Group When it comes to playing any sport or game, there are rules. Often it’s those who know the rules best who come out on top. A clear understanding...
Read On..Why Proactive Safety Programs Are Better Than Reactive Ones
By Conor Moran, Assistance Vice President – Commercial Lines You run a small construction company. One of your employees is climbing up a ladder with one hand while holding some power tools with another and,...
Read On..You’re Either First, Best or Irrelevant
By Ryan Fleming, Director – Habitational Group Timing is everything. I catch myself constantly saying “Early is on time, on time is late and late is unacceptable.” With most things, being early is ideal, yet...
Read On..Does Your Business Need Employment Practices Liability Insurance?
By Chase Helwig, Assistant Vice President In 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received 97,443 charges of workplace discrimination in private, federal, state, and local government workplaces. The EEOC responded to over 585,000 calls...
Read On..How To Fix Anything: Part 1
By Steve Roderick, Assistant Vice President Hey, What’s Your Problem? How many industries would you describe as perfect? How many things, in general, would you describe as perfect? In the next few issues, we will...
Read On..Unmanned Aerial Systems
By Eric Wokas, Risk Control Consultant Unmanned aerial systems (UAS), aka drones, are rapidly increasing in our nation’s airspace, which raises challenges for public safety. Whether you are a novice drone pilot or have many...
Read On..Disaster-Specific Insurance is Essential for Your Business
By Bernie Cosentino, Vice President – Habitational Imagine this scenario: You have been successfully operating your business for five years, seeing massive year-over-year growth. One year, a flood comes through and wipes out half of...
Read On..6 Fears to Overcome for Business Success
By Alicia Ambrose, Marketing Associate Fears are powerful. They are easy to run from and they are even harder to break. In business, like in life, fears tend to shape who we are and can...
Read On..JGS Compliance Alert: House Votes to Repeal Cadillac Tax
Thursday, July 18, 2019 On Wednesday afternoon, the House approved the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019. After two votes to delay the implementation of the ACA’s “Cadillac tax,” on high-dollar...
Read On..Beat the Heat: How Employers Can Control Heat Illnesses in their Workplace
While it’s best not to work outside in high temperatures, the nature of certain jobs—like construction, forestry, manufacturing or landscaping—sometimes makes it unavoidable. When this happens, a worker’s body temperature can rise to dangerously high...
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