by Nikki Hughes | Jul 20, 2018 | Employee Benefits, FBinsure
On June 28, 2018, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed Bill H.4640 into law. The bill establishes a mandatory statewide paid family and medical leave program, which will be administered by a new Department of Family and Medical Leave. The leave program will be...
by Nikki Hughes | Nov 9, 2017 | Business, Business Insurance, Business Risk, Commercial Insurance, Construction, Experience Mod, FBinsure, Insurance Claims, Insurance Coverage, OSHA, Risk Management, Safety
Employers Subject to OSHA Most private sector employers in the United States, the District of Columbia and other U.S. jurisdictions are subject to the OSH Act, either directly or through an OSHA-approved state program. State plans are OSHA-approved job safety and...
by Joe Bickel | Dec 8, 2016 | Employee Benefits, FBinsure, Retirement Plans
ERISA stands for The Employee Retirement Income Security Act and was established in 1974 to protect employee benefit plans from losses due to acts of fraud or dishonesty. It was designed to lay out and protect a set of minimum standards for pension plans in private...
by brennagimler1 | Jul 27, 2016 | OSHA, Risk Management, Safety, Workers Compensation
It’s a fact, OSHA’s fines will increase 78 percent to account for inflation since 1990. As part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, OSHA will increase its penalties for the first time in over 25 years. Although financial penalties are meant to be increased...
by brennagimler1 | Jun 23, 2016 | Risk Management
Employee handbooks can be a hassle & a headache to put together unless of course you have access to valuable resources such as those offered by FBinsure. Handbooks, in all reality, explain the relationship and responsibilities of employee and employer....
