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7 Secrets that Cost Your Client a Bundle on their Workers' Comp

North Carolina LLC Member Exemption: Your “Paper Shield” Will Fail You

1 month, 20 days ago | Uncategorized

North Carolina Workers' Comp: LLC Member Exemption and the Coverage Gap Quick Takeaways The Coverage Gap: North Carolina LLC members are excluded from workers' comp by default and do not count toward the three-employee threshold....

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North Carolina 3-Employee Rule: Is Your Small Business a ticking time bomb?

2 months, 14 days ago | Uncategorized

The North Carolina Three-Employee Rule: A Small Business Landmine Quick Takeaways The Trap: Thinking you're too small for workers' comp? That's a dangerous assumption. In North Carolina, officers and family members count toward the three-employee...

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Nevada Workers’ Comp: Are You Paying for “Ghost” Coverage?

One week ago | Uncategorized

Nevada Workers' Comp Officer Exemption: Mandatory Inclusion and the Exclusion Filing Quick Takeaways The Default: Nevada corporate officers are included in mandatory workers' comp coverage by default. Premium is owed on the officer's wages until...

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New York’s New Mental Injury Law: Are You Prepared for 2025?

3 months, 22 days ago | Uncategorized

The New York Mental Injury Trap Quick Takeaways * The Trap: Thinking mental injuries aren't covered without physical trauma. Everything changed on January 1, 2025. * The New Rule: New York now allows mental injury...

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Pennsylvania Workers’ Comp Mod: Is Your Business Overpaying?

3 months, 29 days ago | Uncategorized

The Pennsylvania Mod Calculation Trap Quick Takeaways * The Trap: Assuming Pennsylvania uses the same NCCI math as most other states. * The Rule: Pennsylvania is an Independent Bureau state governed by the PCRB. *...

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South Carolina Mental Injury Claims: The “Extraordinary Stress” Trap

2 months, 10 days ago | Uncategorized

The South Carolina Mental Injury Trap Quick Takeaways * The Trap: Thinking "Ordinary Stress" is covered in South Carolina. It isn't. * The Rule: Under Section 42-1-160(b), a mental injury is only compensable if it...

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