6 Helpful Tips for Preventing Theft & Fraud in the Workplace

6 Helpful Tips for Preventing Theft & Fraud in the Workplace

Sharing confidential company information, stealing equipment and manipulating data are all serious offenses in the workplace. Employee fraud and theft rates have increased in the past decade. These crimes now equal an average of five percent of a company’s annual...
Crime Prevention Tips for Your Business

Crime Prevention Tips for Your Business

There are a number of simple preventative measures any business owner can employ to reduce crime. Consider the following tips and suggestions. Robbery Safeguards Ensure that your establishment is well lit from both within and without. Avoid cluttering your front...
How to Protect Yourself Against Claims of Sub-Contractors

How to Protect Yourself Against Claims of Sub-Contractors

Generally, employers must set up workers compensation coverage and other required coverages – depending on the jurisdiction – for anyone working as a statutory employee. That is, employers are directly responsible for all workplace injury claims of anyone reporting to...
What Every Employer Needs to Know About Workers’ Compensation

What Every Employer Needs to Know About Workers’ Compensation

Employers must buy insurance to cover workers’ compensation claims. This type of insurance provides funding for injured employees, and employers also receive protection from lawsuits stemming from a worker’s injuries. State laws govern workers’ compensation, and every...
Do Insurance Company Ratings Matter?

Do Insurance Company Ratings Matter?

Insurance is a very special industry. The whole value of an insurance policy of any kind resides within a simple promise: The promise to pay a potentially large benefit in the event of a claim. But the claim could happen many, many years in the future. For example,...

How to Make Sure You Get Paid Sooner

One of the biggest pet peeves of small business owners is late-paying clients. We’re not running corporations, so cash flow can make or break our businesses. And when a client doesn’t pay on time, we can’t pay our own vendors. It’s a sticky situation, but with a...