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Harbor America | August 27, 2014

Human Capital Business Resource (HCBR) Group Inc today announced it received a Workers’ Compensation and Risk Management certification from the Certification Institute (CI) as of August 26, 2014. Through a rigorous five-step auditing process, CI bestowed HCBR Group the certification, recognizing the security and compliance of its workers’ compensation management offerings....

Harbor America | November 27, 2016

A Florida circuit judge has blocked a 14.5 percent workers' compensation rate increase due to go into effect Dec. 1 after finding that the insurers' rating organization and state officials did not comply with the state's Sunshine Laws and open meeting requirements in setting the new rate. On the day before Thanksgiving, Leon County Circuit Court Judge Karen Gievers ruled that the rate increase negotiated between the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), which represents ...

HR Dive | January 13, 2020

Creativity was the most in-demand soft skill for applicants last year, and it has retained its place heading into 2020, according to a Jan. 9 LinkedIn Learning report. "Organizations need people who can creatively approach problems and tasks across all business roles, from software engineering to HR," the company said. Persuasion, collaboration, adaptability and emotional intelligence rounded out the top five. LinkedIn noted that emotional intelligence — defined as the ability to...

HR Dive | January 14, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has limited joint employer liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in final regulations published Jan. 12. The rule, slated to be published in the Federal Register Jan. 16, spells out the circumstances under which more than one business can be held liable for FLSA violations. It largely adopts the "four-factor balancing test" from DOL's proposed version of the rule while also clarifying that an employee's "economic dependence&...