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Protecting Yourself and Your Team, Workers’ Compensation Board
April 17 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Join us, Wednesday, April 17, from 10-11:00am ET for this free hour-long session about Protecting Yourself and Your Team: Coverage essentials for Businesses. The NYS Workers’ Compensation Board’s program director, Walter Peretti, will present on what employers, business owners, and human resources staff need to know about the workers’ compensation system, and how the Office of the Advocate for Business can assist them.
Topics covered include:
- Insurance types
- Coverage requirements
- Employers’ obligations under the law
- Who needs coverage and who does not need coverage
- How and when to report an injury or illness
- Considerations when hiring independent contractors, laborers, and domestic workers
- Tips for lowering premiums
- Penalties and where to go for assistance with them