Compliance Corner When it comes to contractors and subcontractors, it can be tricky to know when workers' compensation coverage applies and when it doesn't. When it comes to the State of Missouri, we have you […]

Glossary Check Knowing who is and isn't an employer is foundational to knowing who is and isn't responsible for workers' compensation coverage, so that's why Simply Research covers the definition of "employer" across U.S. jurisdictions. […]

The Trained A-Eye Market experts say voice tech is fetching some hefty converts as more and more office workers find the new technology brings greater job efficiency.  “The Artificial Intelligence (AI) voice market is here to stay […]

Labor Landscape Gen Z and millennial workers, roughly in their 20s, 30s and early 40s, are fueling a boom in health savings accounts (HSA).   Survey data from HSA research firm Devenir shows that in 2015, HSA accounts held a total […]

HR Homeroom By Edward Stern (OSHA, ret.)   Introduction  The University of Maryland (UMD) has a Policy on Professional Conduct and Workplace Bullying. (See https://policies.umd.edu/personnel/policy-on-professional-conduct-of-nonexempt-and-exempt-staff-employees.)  The policy was created by the University System of Maryland (USM), which consists of 13 state universities.   It […]

Labor Landscape A new Wells Fargo survey, with data collected by Ipsos among U.S. adults 25 years old or older with incomes under $100,000, finds 97 percent are planning on New Year’s Resolutions to include […]

Glossary Check Depending on the circumstances, a make-or-break component in a workers' compensation claim can be whether the injured person in question was an "employee" under the state's workers' compensation law. As Simply Research subscribers […]

Labor Landscape American workers are less merry this holiday season as a new survey finds them anxious about job insecurity in the wake of a sluggish economy and a stark reality that  job security may […]