Safety & Training Short: Emergency Preparedness - Lightning
Lightning kills approximately 55 people per year and injures many more. Everyone should understand the danger of lightning and what actions to take during a storm, especially those who work outdoors. Lightning is most often encountered during warm, humid weather and may often accompany summer rainstorms. Lightning is the electrostatic discharge between electrically charged areas within clouds or between a cloud and the earth's surface. Get prepared for the next lightning storm. Click here to download the
Nutrition with Intention in March: Navigating National Nutrition Month
March is National Nutrition Month, but for many of us, this is more than just a calendar reminder to eat your fruits and vegetables. It is time for us to move from reactive healthcare to proactive wellness by engaging with your benefits early in the year. Being a "wise consumer" of your health doesn't mean doing it all yourself – it means knowing what embedded wellness resources are included in your medical plan and using them to reduce your long-term risk, stress, and out-of-pocket costs. Are you
Top 10 New Laws and Regulations Affecting California Employers
With 2026 now upon us, so is a slew of new laws and regulations that affect California businesses. Every year, laws passed by the state Legislature and signed into law by the governor take effect, and 2025 was a busy legislative session in Sacramento. The end result is another wave of new legislation that California employers need to stay on top of. Here’s what California employers should be aware of.1. PROTECTED LEAVE EXPANDED AB 406, which took effect Oct. 1, 2025, expands on revisions made in 2024 to