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Nobody wants to have a loss of course, but you need to be ready. Here are six things to do right now, while you’re safe and sound with no immediate threats out there.

Employers are responsible for employee identity theft, therefore should perform the best policies for handling, storing and accessing the personal data of employees. http://ow.ly/oE1W50GeEqs

Mass arbitration has caused issues for some major companies. Here are the things you should know. http://ow.ly/7RtT50FXa9d

Reminder to ensure all your employees get the required annual notices, such as Medicare Part D Notice of Credible Coverage, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Notice, Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA) Notice, and to make accommodations to those employees working from home.

With increasing concerns around cyber security, be certain your employees are exercising vigilance to keep your business and your customers protected.

Surety bonds and insurance policies both provide financial security, but in very different ways. http://ow.ly/V87q50FX9Z2

From digital collaboration to the end of open office spaces, employees have new expectations for the workplace in the post-COVID world.

Short-term relief can come at the expense of long-term success. With there still being so much uncertainty regarding the coming months, rethink saying goodbye to loyal team members. Instead, consider alternative roles they might fill until business is truly back to normal.

The pandemic has changed a lot about the way we do businessit might change the way we do benefits, as well. Juggling childcare with work has always been a struggle for parents, but with telecommuting and virtual learning likely here to stay for a while, employers might consider expanding their current benefits to encompass the new challenges posed by working parents.

Many businesses have adjusted to the pandemic by implementing work from home arrangements for their employees. This is often an incomplete or inadequate solution though. How has your work or business during the COVID-19 pandemic been affected?

No one wants to think of themselves at risk for becoming disabled, but in times of pandemic, Short Term Disability insurance might keep an employee afloat until they have recovered. If you don’t currently offer Short Term Disability, talk to BPJ about incorporating it into your benefits package.

What to know regarding those employees who have children and how back-to-school might look this year.

In a recent survey conducted by Corestream, more than two-third of employees cited Voluntary Benefits (those offered on top of medical/dental/vision insurance) as a deciding factor as to whether or not they would seek employment elsewhere. What does your Voluntary Benefits package look like? Talk to BPJ to determine what makes the most sense for your employees and your business.

Different policies cover different kinds of damage to property. Here is an overview of the different policies and coverages that may be available to business owners for claims related to these events.

If you have employees working from home for the foreseeable future, or even permanently, be sure they are taking care of themselves. The couch is probably not the best place to do work.

There has been an influx in ADA complaints as a result of COVID-19, both in regards to inadequate workplace safety measures and racial discrimination from Asian Americans. Review your policies and do your part to make sure you are protected.

With civil unrest heavy on the public conscious at the moment, business owners may be wondering what they would do in the event their business became a target. Talk to BPJ about your insurance policy, what it does and doesn’t cover, to make sure you’re protected.

Even before COVID-19, insurance for directors and officers (D&O) was experiencing a hard market.

Make it clear your employees know who can report inappropriate behavior. It doesn’t necessarily need to be the person who experienced itanyone who witnessed it can come forward as well.

Navigating the pitfalls of PTO in a time when people are afraid to take days off.