January 13, 2026 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Presented by Holden Law Group Session Agenda Overview of new and updated employee benefits and rights, including expanded protected leaves and employer obligations Employer responsibilities around wage and hour compliance to help prevent employee claims Legal landscape updates: Recent developments in PAGA (Private Attorneys General Act) Key…
At some point, the odds are that a company will be affected by some form of employee theft or outright fraud. Fraud can severely crimp a company’s finances and put the firm in a serious bind if the theft is large enough. With technology, fraud has in some ways become easier, but at the same…
The Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services announced that they will no longer enforce a 2024 rule limiting short-term health insurance to three months. The decision leaves the door open for insurers to once again issue these policies for up to three years, as they were permitted under rules implemented during President…
Construction defect lawsuits, a constant presence in the building industry, are on the rise, and legal observers expect the trend to continue over the next few years. There are several factors driving the increase, including a continuing construction industry labor shortage, contractors working on tight schedules to rebuild properties in areas devastated by natural disasters…
Employers are preparing for what could be the steepest annual increase in health care costs in more than a decade, and many are considering plan design changes, including cost-shifting, to buffer the impact, according to a new report. The “2026 Employer Health Care Strategy Survey,” conducted by the Business Group on Health, found that business…
A new survey has found that in 46% of ransomware incidents in the U.S., CEOs or other executives were physically threatened if their organizations did not pay the ransom demanded by hackers. The findings in Semperis’ “2025 Ransomware Risk Report” highlight other pressure tactics, such as ransomware criminals threatening to file regulatory complaints to force…
As the year-end open enrollment period approaches, now is the time to fine-tune your benefits, and that starts with surveying your employees about their views of your current offerings. There should be more to this effort than checking boxes. It’s important that you elicit an honest assessment from your employees, and once you have their…
When most commercial insurance brokerages are in early growth stage, they are focused on putting together a solid team of producers to grow their book of business at a fast, yet manageable pace. Many agencies continue on this path of maximizing their writings, but that can lead to customer neglect and missed opportunities to…
One of the largest writers of workers’ compensation insurance in California recently sounded the alarm about the growth of costly cumulative trauma claims in the state. In a recent earnings call with analysts, the insurer, Employers Holdings, highlighted the drag these claims have on its results. This came a month after the Workers’ Compensation Insurance…
The IRS has significantly increased the group health plan affordability threshold, which is used to determine if an employer’s lowest-premium health plan complies with Affordable Care Act rules, for plan years starting in 2026. The threshold for next year has been set at 9.96% of an employee’s household income, up from 9.02% this year. The…