Client Education
What is an Employer’s Workers’ Compensation Obligation?
With a few exceptions, all employers in California are required to carry workers' compensation insurance or demonstrate that they are self-insured and have the financial resources to cover any reasonably anticipated claims. Failing to fulfill this requirement is a misdemeanor in California, and can have consequences such as stop orders and substantial penalties. Maintaining workers’ compensation insurance can help insulate employers from liability, so long as they do not act intentionally to cause injury. Whether you are insured, permissibly self-insured, or impermissibly uninsured … [Read More...]
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What is an Employers’ Responsibility Regarding Sexual Harassment Prevention?
As an employer, you can be held strictly liable when a supervisor sexually harasses an employee. Where the harassment is between co-workers, you can be found liable where you knew of the problem and failed to properly handle it. Under California law, employers who regularly employ fifty or more employees are required to provide sexual harassment training and education to every supervisory employee every two years, and to each new supervisory employee within six months of their assumption of a supervisory position. Prevention is the key to maintaining a workplace free of sexual … [Read More...]
Client Testimonials
Recently we provided Sexual Harassment Prevention and Leadership Training to a group of 80 Managers. Here’s what they had to say about the training sessions: "Most interesting out of the many … [Read More...]