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Does Your Small Business Need Workers’ Compensation Insurance?

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Statutory workers’ compensation laws are particular to each state, but in general, businesses having employees that are not large enough to self-insure must carry workers’ comp insurance. The Number of Employees You Have Matters. In most states, if you have just one employee you must carry workers’ compensation insurance.

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Sick Leave for Your Employees: Why it Matters

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Beginning next month businesses in New York City that have 20 or more employees will be required to provide a minimum of 5 paid sick days for those workers every year. San Francisco, for instance, in 2007 passed the first such law and in 2012 Connecticut became the first state requiring such coverage. Photo: Country Doctor — by W.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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At its peak, in 2010, Goodmail had roughly 40 employees. Both studies counted only incorporated companies with employees. Connecticut. District of Columbia. Connecticut. District of Columbia. Comcast Corp., and Verizon Communications Inc. fell apart early that year, Mr. Dreymann says.