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DOT Changes Affecting CDL Drivers and Carriers During COVID-19
COVID-19 Related Waivers, Information The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) operates under the DOT. In response to the COVID–19 Emergency, the FMCSA has posted information, declarations and resources of importance to your business. FMCSA Coronavirus...
Compliance ✔- FFCRA Leave: DOL Regs & IRS Tax Credits
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) leave provisions -- Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Act (EFMLA) -- apply to qualifying leave taken today April 1st through December 31, 2020. The DOL just...
Hacks and Attacks on Rise – Cyber Risk During COVID-19
Given current events, we want to keep you informed about how the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic has impacted businesses from a cyber perspective. Since the start of the new year, cyber criminals have registered over 4,000 domain names containing the phrases “Corona”...
CARES Act: Initial Summary of Newly Approved Stimulus Package
Updated Monday 3/30/2020 3:07pm CST On Friday afternoon, President Trump signed the third stimulus package into law - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The law provides relief of over $2 trillion in federal funding to businesses as well as...
Quick Reference Tool for Implementing EPSLA / EFMLEA
Certain public employers and private employers with fewer than 500 employees must provide pay for leave taken between April 1 and Dec. 31, 2020 for qualifying reasons. In our quick reference guide for implementing regulations associated with the Emergency Paid Sick...
In The News
Business Alabama Features Valent: Risk Management for the Middle Market
In the November 2019 issue of Business Alabama Magazine, our president and sales leaders were interviewed on the consolidation trends seen in insurance brokerages over the last few years and why Valent takes a different approach to serving the state's middle market...
Our Team is Expanding to Serve the Mobile Bay Area’s Businesses
We are so excited to announce that our Mobile team is expanding. Our senior risk consultant Paul Elliott, a twenty-four-year insurance veteran, will be joining our Mobile office, where he will partner with our current Mobile team to lead expansion efforts in that...
Valent Group Awarded Best Place to Work by the Birmingham Business Journal
It’s Time to Celebrate! We did it! We are thrilled to announce that we've been named a “Best Place to Work” this year by the...