by Tim Strysko | Sep 15, 2025 | Risk Management
Picture this: Your warehouse employee accidentally backs the forklift into a support beam, causing $3,000 in damage. Your office manager spills coffee on the new laptop, frying the motherboard. Your delivery driver clips a mailbox while backing out of a tight...
by Tim Strysko | Aug 18, 2025 | Risk Management
The California Employer Reality Check: Why Pain Points Keep You Up at Night Running a business in California is no cakewalk. Between ever-shifting employment laws, wild swings in compliance requirements, and the state’s love of employee rights (and class-action...
by Tim Strysko | Aug 15, 2025 | Risk Management
The New Shortcut: Employees and ChatGPT Harassment Training Welcome to the golden age of shortcuts—where employees, pressed for time or simply bored by slide decks, have started using ChatGPT to breeze through mandatory harassment prevention training. If you’re a...
by Tim Strysko | Aug 11, 2025 | Risk Management
“We’re Like Family”—But Is That Enough? For many California business owners, especially those running companies with fewer than 200 employees, the workplace often feels like a close-knit tribe. It’s common to share jokes at lunch, pitch in when things get tough, and...
by Tim Strysko | Jul 25, 2025 | Risk Management
The Invisible Costs of “Work From Anywhere” Remember when working from home seemed like a money-saving dream? No commute, no dry cleaning bills, and lunch from your own kitchen. Fast forward to 2025, and California employers have learned a painful lesson:...
by Tim Strysko | Jan 29, 2025 | Risk Management
A Look Back on 2024: Lessons in Employer Compliance and Risk Management As we reflect on 2024, it’s clear that California continues to lead the nation in enforcing strict labor laws and holding employers accountable. This year saw significant penalties, legal...