Employees' Use of Personal Vehicles for Business Purposes Another problem that can arise is the employees' use of their vehicles for business purposes. Employers are being charged with negligent hiring and supervision, and courts hold companies, including restoration contractors, responsible for not adequately reviewing MVR records or correcting improper driving behaviors. The use of employee vehicles also presents some unique challenges. For example, employers have no contro

Our restoration contractor clients will often ask us why they should consider employment practices liability insurance. We just had a recent claim come up for one of the contractor clients that we feel highlights the need for this insurance even in situations where your company is not at fault: The Scenario: One of our restoration companies had an employee that was 62 years and had worked at the company for over ten years. Over the past several years, this employee's work

This is the second part of our series on employee-related lawsuits for restoration contractors. Tactic 7: Don't Delay Proactive HR Measures Performing a self-assessment on your company's policies and procedures, employee handbooks, and compliance with labor law changes is crucial because it will allow you to find and correct any mistakes before an outside agency like the Department of Labor is brought for an audit. Tactic 8: Listen to Your HR Manager/Director Employers should

Over the next two posts, we're going to provide 11 tips to help your contracting company hopefully prevent these types of lawsuits from ever happening. How to protect yourself: Below are 11 simple steps to help protect your company from employee-related lawsuits. Most of these recommended tactics were taken from a fantastic article written by Sheryl Halpern, an employment law specialist with Much Shelist. Tactic 1: Learn to Communicate Regular, candid communication with emplo