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Protect Your Data with Multi-Factor Authentication
Do you remember the last time you had a code sent to your phone or email to verify your login to a website? What about swiping your debit or credit card and being prompted to...
Read On..“Nuclear Verdicts” in Lawsuits Threatens Trucking Industry
It’s not uncommon for businesses to see year-over-year rate increases even when they hire safe drivers and have a clean loss record. But, the truth is that claims history is just one piece of the...
Read On..The Next Step in Social Engineering: Deepfakes
Deepfakes have made the news numerous times in the last few years for good reason: they are becoming more and more sophisticated and more realistic. What are deepfakes? At their core, they are forgeries of...
Read On..Workplace Guidelines to Protect Against COVID-19
In a year where it seems like the world has flipped upside down, it should come as no surprise that the Department of Labor is also changing some things. On January 29th, the Biden administration...
Read On..Understanding the $900B Stimulus Package
By Barry Fields, Vice President, Employee Benefits The President signed into law an emergency stimulus package designed to deliver approximately $900 billion in COVID-19-related aid. Notably, the bill provides funding for unemployment benefits, small businesses,...
Read On..New Jersey’s Plan for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
1/13/2021 Update: Beginning January 14th, individuals over 65 and individuals 16-54 with certain medical conditions as defined by the CDC will be eligible. Individuals at High Risk (Phase 1B) (effective 1/14/21) Individuals aged 65 and...
Read On..New Relief for FSA Health Care and Dependent Care Accounts
By Barry Fields, Vice President, Employee Benefits The New Year brings to us the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), which includes relief for plan sponsors offering Health Care and/or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA’s)....
Read On..The Bummer Summer
By Robin Manougian, Vice President The early days of COVID-19 seemed like a long snow day. Businesses shut down and restaurants closed. Were it not for the specter of the unseen threat around us, the empty...
Read On..New Jersey Announces New TDI Rates and Benefits for 2021
The 2021 New Jersey Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) employee/employer contribution rates and taxable wage base were announced by NJ’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development. A comparison of 2020 vs. 2021 is provided in the...
Read On..Keep Your Company Safe While Working From Home
By Bernie Cosentino, Vice President Since the beginning of the digital age, protecting our information has been a concern. These concerns have never been greater as the spread of the coronavirus has triggered the mobilization...
Read On..Responding to an Employee’s Positive Coronavirus Test
By Conor Moran, Assistant Vice President Employers are responsible for handling an employee’s positive coronavirus test swiftly to protect the health of other employees while preserving the affected employee’s confidentiality. In addition to notifying the...
Read On..Understanding the Business Interruption Claims Process
By Gwenyth Luu, Commercial Lines Director Continuity is critical in business, and there are few things more important than continuous revenue and cash flow. In fact, just one brief business interruption can be incredibly costly...
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