Category: Workers Compensation

  1. G2 Supports Environmental Sustainability – Vanguard Magazine

In a recent article in Vanguard Magazine, G2 acknowledged the important work of our good friend, Michael Costanzo, General Counsel and Director of Security at California Academy of Sciences. G2 supports environmental sustainability and is proud to be associated with this incredible organization. “I strive to understand what our scientists are doing, what their objectives are and what’s important about the research. From there, I do risk assessment and then identify what tools are available to manage the risk.” Michael […]

  1. Insurance 101 for Nonprofits

Amalgamated Bank and G2 teamed up for a webinar titled “Insurance 101 for Nonprofits” aimed at demystifying insurance concepts, purpose and terminology for nonprofit organizations. Maura Keaney, VP of Commercial Banking at Amalgamated Bank, hosted the session. The presenters included: Lauren Erickson, VP, Nonprofit Practice, G2 Mark Battat, VP, Personal Risk Management, G2 Cynthia Jenkins, VP, Family Office Executive, G2 This webinar provided guidance and practical takeaways, including how to better: Understand insurance vs. risk management Identify what a modern, […]

  1. What to know about SB 1159

On September 17, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1159 into law.  In addition to codifying the Governor’s Executive Order N-62-20, which established a time-limited rebuttable presumption for workers who are diagnosed with COVID-19, the bill extends the presumption to January 1, 2023 and maintains the narrow time period during which an employer can rebut the presumption. 

  1. Defining independent contractors: How will AB5 affect your business?

Many businesses use independent contractors in their operations on a daily basis. A new law which Governor Gavin Newsom signed on September 18, 2019 – Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) – looks to change that by codifying the ABC test handed down by the California Supreme Court in the recent case of Dynamex which distinguishes employees from independent contractors.