by Ridgemark Insurance | Mar 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
Cyber criminals are increasingly stealing companies’ data to bolster their ransomware extortion demands, according to a new report by cyber insurer Resilience. As part of these tactics, hackers are infiltrating company databases before launching attacks to better...
by Ridgemark Insurance | Mar 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board is in the final stages of approving updates to its first-aid kit rules that could take effect later this year. The proposal aims to ensure that kits are easily located in the workplace and accessible within three or four minutes from any...
by Ridgemark Insurance | Mar 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you have not yet distributed the state’s new required “Workplace Know Your Rights” notice to your workers, you missed the Feb. 1 deadline and need to act immediately. California’s Workplace Know Your Rights Act (SB 294) mandates that employers provide all employees...
by Ridgemark Insurance | Feb 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in January 2026 rescinded Biden-era workplace anti-harassment and discrimination guidance mainly focused on protections for LGBTQ+ individuals and breastfeeding and pregnancy-related issues. The move, which came after...
by Ridgemark Insurance | Feb 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
While employers’ main priority for containing workers’ comp costs should be workplace safety, they also need to keep an eye out for three stealth factors that can nudge their premiums higher. Where employees work, what they do from day to day and how production...
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