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Construction Risk Insight: OSHA’s Latest COVID-19 Guidance for the Construction Sector
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout offers significant promise in the ongoing effort to curb the pandemic. However, even in the midst of this rollout, it’s vital for employers to promote workplace health and safety measures to protect their staff from COVID-19 exposures. The...
Compliance ✔- American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) Benefits Provisions
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed a new COVID-19 stimulus bill into law -- the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) containing important employee benefits provisions, summarized below. See bulletins below for details about COBRA, Dependent Care FSA and the...
OSHA Launches New National Emphasis Program for COVID-19
On March 12th, OSHA announced in a press release the launch of a national emphasis program (NEP) that will focus on companies that put workers at risk for contracting COVID-19. The program will strive to reduce or eliminate COVID-19 exposure for workers in companies...
New CDC Guidance for Fully Vaccinated Individuals
The CDC published guidance on March 8, 2021 based on current information regarding people who have been fully vaccinated. For guidance purposes, individuals are considered fully vaccinated for COVID–19 when: it has been two weeks or more after they have received the...
Construction Risk Insight: Most Costly Construction OSHA Violations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) keeps records not only of the most frequently cited standards overall, but also within particular industries. An analysis of the most recent statistics from OSHA reveals the top standards cited in the fiscal...
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Pandemic Policy Provisions: Interview in Business Alabama
Fifteen lawsuits have been filed in Alabama seeking compensation from insurance companies for business lost during the Covid-19 shutdown, according to the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies — 14 in federal court and one in Circuit Court in Jefferson...
Valent ranked as 4th largest Agency by Business Alabama Magazine
Business Alabama Magazine ranked Valent 4th largest agency according to a survey based on 2019 policy volume written by Alabama offices.
Our Employee Benefits Practice Welcomes Former Work Comp. Litigator and Private Business Owner
We are excited to welcome Billy DeBuys, former attorney and business owner, to our team as vice president in the Employee Benefits Practice. Billy comes to us after an impressive legal career serving as a workers’ compensation litigator for privately held companies...