Risk & Compliance

It’s been a little over a year since a large number of people began working from home. A lot has changed in that time. Our knowledge of COVID-19 and the development of a vaccine provide hope for the near future. Many companies are looking to these changes as a sign that things can return to the way they were…

Distracted Driving Linked to 74% of Vehicle Accidents On the Job; Speed Related Violations Resulted in 69% of Incidents Off the Job BOSTON, Mass., April 28, 2021 – Motus, the definitive leader in anywhere workforce solutions, today release the “2021 Motus Driver Safety Report: Returning to the Road,” which covers emerging driver risks and trends…

October has a reputation as the spookiest month. Darkness falls earlier in the evening and temperatures fall to a bone-chilling cold. We may find ourselves enjoying a scary movie marathon before the Spooktacular celebration of Halloween in its final weekend. With the thoughts of fears and frights, October is also a good time to consider…

The first step of launching a corporate provided device (CPD) program at your company is creating a mobile services policy. And that policy depends on the type of program your company plans on adopting. There are several options, the most popular being Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), Corporate-liable/Corporate Owned, Personally Enabled (COPE) and a hybrid…

California has frequently led with policies that other states follow. On Monday, August 17th, they led again by agreeing with several giants in auto-making on a deal regarding car emissions standards. This deal undermines the Trump administration’s rollback of Obama-era emission standards, which were established in 2012. What does this mean for auto-manufacturing and the…

Handling Vehicle Program Liability and Compliance Vehicle program liability and compliance are broad topics that differ with every program. The basics, however, are simple. As most things, there are right ways, wrong ways and risks if you go with the second of those options, intentionally or otherwise. What are the right ways and, if not…

A Legal Overview of Work From Home Reimbursement The world is a different place today than it was a month ago – or even a week ago. As businesses and individuals try to ascertain what the new normal will look like, one thing is clear: the workplace as we’ve known it is transforming. Working from…

Avoiding Internal Control Failures The SEC recently fined company MetLife for Internal Control Failures. For those of you not tuned into finance news, that might not seem particularly fun. And it isn’t. But paying fines to the SEC? That’s even less fun. Here’s the deal with Internal Control Failures and how these companies messed up….

How California Assembly Bill 5 Could Impact Your Business In mid-September, California’s governor signed Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) into law. Effective January 1, 2020, AB5 changes the criteria that define independent contractors. Employers that are not aligned with the new law could be at risk of misclassification claims by their employees. What’s more, New York…

The Spooky Risks of Distracted Driving It’s that time of year when the leaves hit the ground and you can’t escape the pumpkin fever. Fall is upon us and Halloween is here. It’s no secret that the holiday has a way of bringing excitement to children and adults across the nation. Halloween parties and trick…