Risk Management

27 Jan

Posted at 19:39h in 2022, Commercial Insurance, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Risk Management

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s enforcement capabilities are returning to pre-pandemic levels. Despite COVID-19, the EEOC remains committed to preventing and remedying unlawful employment discrimination and advancing equal opportunities in the workplace. The most recent Agency Financial Report...

20 Jan

Posted at 22:41h in 2022, Commercial Insurance, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Risk Management

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk Did you know that Florida businesses must report individual independent contractors who are paid $600 or more in a calendar year? As of October 1, 2021, these individual contractors must be reported to the Florida Department of Revenue’s...

29 Nov

Posted at 16:22h in 2021, Commercial Insurance, Risk Management, Workers' Compensation

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk Florida employers will have one more thing to be happy about in 2022. Workers’ compensation insurance premiums are going down…again. The Office of Insurance Regulation approved an overall average statewide decrease of 4.9 percent for workers’ compensation premiums...

05 Nov

Posted at 22:05h in 2021, Commercial Insurance, COVID-19, Labor & Employment Law, Risk Management, Safety

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a new emergency temporary standard (ETS) to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. It generally requires private employers with 100 or more employees (covered employers) to develop, implement and...

22 Oct

Posted at 22:42h in 2021, Condominium Governance, Flood Insurance, hurricane season, Personal Insurance, Risk Management

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Florida’s insurer of last resort, is planning to drastically increase the number of residential property inspections in the coming years. Citizens inspected roughly one percent of all its policies in-force last year and plans...

17 Sep

Posted at 23:27h in 2021, Commercial Insurance, Condominium Governance, Directors & Officers, Personal Insurance, Risk Management

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk The Florida Legislature has a history of volunteering (i.e., forcing) condominium associations to join the Green Movement. A couple of years ago, lawmakers were focused on electric vehicles. This year it was natural gas vehicles. As a result,...

09 Sep

Posted at 19:15h in 2021, Commercial Insurance, Employee Benefits, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Risk Management

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk The case for employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) has never been stronger. Businesses are operating in a rapidly changing environment that keeps producing unprecedented, previously unimaginable challenges. COVID-19, #MeToo, gig workers, remote workers, medical marijuana, CDC guidance, quarantines,...