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As economies have begun reopening in all U.S. states, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced two revised enforcement policies to help ensure that employers take steps to protect their employees from coronavirus exposure.

Employers everywhere are scrambling to both stay informed and accommodate changing rules and regulations, ranging from the CARES Act to the FCCRA, state unemployment changes, new leniencies in licensing and more. Among the changes employers must...

Opioid use among employees continues to rise, presenting a myriad of unprecedented challenges for small and midsized employers. Among these challenges include navigating workers’ compensation claims when opioids are involved - either as a result...

The early stages of workers’ compensation can be chaotic. Injuries can require immediate medical assistance, and even less dramatic cases require several different parties to communicate with one another. The process can be overwhelming for both...

Hackers are after your company’s data. A University of Maryland study found that internet-connected computers experience cyberattacks every 39 seconds. And, while attacks against large companies get most of the media coverage, small businesses...

When business owners create their organization’s inclement weather policy, the first scenario to come to mind is often extreme winter weather. Let’s face it, how many times do you see cancellations on the news due to torrential downpours, hail or...

Under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s current whistleblower program, a whistleblower who shares information that leads to an SEC enforcement action is awarded between 10 and 30 percent of the money the SEC recovers. Last summer, the SEC ...

It can be a tough call for even for the most experienced business owners - weather the storm or close for the day due to bad weather conditions? In fact, it’s a decision many Kansas City area business owners have already had to make this winter....

One of Axcet HR Solutions’ newest clients signed on with us to save money on health benefits. But one week after onboarding, the small business got a lot more than it bargained for – and Axcet came to the rescue.

The first official day of winter isn’t until December 21st, but weather conditions in the Kansas City area indicate the season is here. Whether we were prepared or not, blizzard conditions impacted the metro with record snowfall, strong winds and...