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Insurance Considerations When Expanding Your Business to a New Location

Mark Jackson Insurance Agency

Brick commercial office building by Binyamin Mellish Expanding your business to a new location is an exciting step toward growth, but it also introduces new risks. Without the right coverage, unforeseen challenges—such as property damage, employee injuries, or legal issues—could put your investment at risk.

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Can Comp-Exempt Sub Owner Sue Contractor for Work Injury? Miss. Court Says ‘No’

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It’s a question that has cropped up in state courts only on rare occasions: If the owner or officer of a subcontractor firm opts out of workerscompensation coverage for himself, can he then sue the general contractor for negligence …

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One Dead, Two Hurt After Tyson Foods Plant Fire in Georgia

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ATLANTA (AP) A woman died and two other people were hospitalized with injuries after a fire at a Tyson Foods plant in southwest Georgia, state officials said Friday. A wall fell on the cab of an 18-wheel truck parked …

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Blog Post: Frequently Asked Questions on Complex Employment Issues for California Workers’ Compensation

LexisNexis

Rassp, Presiding Judge, WCAB Los Angeles, California Division of WorkersCompensation Disclaimer: The material and any opinions contained in this article are solely those of the authors and are not the opinions of the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of WorkersCompensation, or the WCAB, or any other entity or individual.

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Blog Post: Herlick, California Workers’ Compensation Handbook: 2024 Developments

LexisNexis

By Julius Young, Richard Jacobsmeyer, Barry Bloom, Editors-in-Chief for Herlick, California WorkersCompensation Handbook [Note: This article is excerpted from the upcoming 2025 edition of Herlick, California WorkersCompensation Handbook. The AI revolution is starting to come to workerscompensation.

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Help Protect Your Employees With Workers’ Comp

Mark Jackson Insurance Agency

What Is Workers’ Comp? Workers’ comp” is short for “workerscompensation” and can help pay for medical care and other expenses if one of your employees becomes sick or is hurt on the job from hazards like exposure to chemicals or a fall. What Does Workers’ Comp Cover?

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Blog Post: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medicine and Law

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Rassp, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Friends Research Institute (friendsresearch.org) Disclaimers: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and are not those of the State of California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of WorkersCompensation, or the WorkersCompensation Appeals Board.