Barkley Insurance & Risk Management

Plant California Alliance - General Meeting
Wednesday, August 17th, 2022 starting at 5:00pm

Featured Speakers:
Everde Growers
Barkley Risk Management
Kahn, Soares & Conway

Register here: https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/8SjGCYEmAkIp4q1ot0iYlB?domain=plantcalifornia.com/

More information on Plant California Alliance: https://www.plantcalifornia.com/

Next Global Crisis - A Cyber Pandemic
Thursday, July 28th 11:00am-11:30am PST

In this 30-minute foundational webinar, our team will be working alongside INSUREtrust to discuss cybercrime, trends and the current state of the cyber insurance market. The team will also discuss claims examples that highlight the importance of cyber risk management. There will be a questions and answers portion to round out the webinar with our partners at INSUREtrust

Register here: https://aleragroup.com/event/next-global-crisis-a-cyber-pandemic-071222/

Make sure to visit www.barkleyrisk.com our to keep up on our latest workshops.

Employee Benefits Considerations Following Dobbs V. Jackson Women's Health Organization

On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court officially held that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, Roe and Casey are overruled, and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives. Employers must understand the impact of this ruling on their employee benefit plans, as well as the ever-changing regulatory landscape, to make decisions moving forward.

Join Danielle Capilla, J.D., and Stacy Barrow, J.D., as they discuss considerations and common questions for:

Employers sponsoring fully-insured health plans
Employers sponsoring self-funded health plans
Ancillary benefit considerations such as travel reimbursement policies, including tax concerns and mental health parity
Trigger laws, sanctuary states and potential state legislation
Make sure to bookmark our Barkley Academy page to keep up on our latest workshops.
Register here:
https://aleragroup.com/event/employee-benefits-considerations-following-dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization-071422/

Make sure to visit www.barkleyrisk.com our to keep up on our latest workshops.

Surety 101: Basics -
In this 30-minute foundational webinar, our contract and commercial surety experts will review the basics of surety bonding that will provide clients with a deeper understanding of the process of obtaining surety credit.
The session will end with a live Q&A, so bring your questions!
Register here -
https://aleragroup.com/event/surety-101-the-basics-051922/

It's that time again for our Employment Law Update with the expert, Jonathan Light!

California Employers, Managers and HR Professionals....are you ready for 2021? Even with the COVID-19 pandemic and social and political discord, California courts and our legislative representatives still found time to create new hurdles for employers in 2021. To fully protect the workplace from costly employment disputes and government audits, you must stay abreast of the ever-changing landscape of employment laws in our state and cities, as well as the cases decided by California and federal courts throughout the year.

Register here: https://barkleyrisk.com/zoom-ing-into-2021/

Last week on September 17, 2020, California Governor Newsom signed into law , which creates a rebuttable presumption that certain employees who test positive for COVID-19 contracted the virus at work for purposes.

Click here to read this very important article with full details: https://barkleyrisk.com/sb1159/

Here are a few highlights of the Bill:
-It requires employers to notify their carrier if they have an employee with a -positive test.
-It is also retroactive to July 6, 2020.
-Employers have 30 days to provide the positive test information if the test occurred between July 6 and September 17. After that, employers only have three days to report a positive test.
-It applies to anyone who tests positive within 14 days after working at the employer’s worksite.
-It does not include employees who work from home.
-It only includes COVID-positive tests, and not the antibody test.
-Employers are not required to give employees a First Report of Injury form, unless the employee claims they contracted the virus at work.
-Fines can be as much is $10,000.

It is very important that you contact your Barkley advisor asap to discuss your options.

SB1159 - Barkley Risk Management and Insurance What You Need To Know About SB 1159 On September 17, 2020, California Governor Newsom signed into law SB 1159, which creates a rebuttable presumption that certain employees who test positive for COVID-19 contracted the virus at work for workers’ compensation purposes. This law creates a new framew...

CalOSHA is starting to administer some hefty fines for companies that are not implementing COVID-specific preparedness and prevention plans. We can help! Over the past few weeks, we have walked many businesses through our customized compliance check and helped them avoid these fines and have a personalized plan to supply OSHA auditors. Feedback has been stellar so far from clients AND from auditors. This is a complimentary service we are providing to our clients and anyone in our community so please reach out to us today so you do not get caught by surprise!
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Cal/OSHA issues $400,000 fine to food plants for COVID violations - Business Insurance The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health slapped a food manufacturer and its staffing company with more than $400,000 in combined penalties for allegedly failing to protect workers at two plants from COVID-19, the agency said in a statement Wednesday.