You are Paying Too Much for Workers Compensation.

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October 13, 2017

You are Paying Too Much for Workers Compensation

With traditional pricing models, it is very likely you are overpaying for your workers compensation premium. However, you can see a significant reduction in cost with access to an exclusive program designed specifically for hotels.

Traditional One-Size-Fits-All Approach

The workers compensation industry charges the same rate (per $100 in payroll) regardless of the risk attributes for the work being performed.

Split-Code Approach

Under this approach, employees are assigned class codes that are more appropriate to the risks associated with their job responsibilities.

This model is designed to more appropriately manage the risk within your workforce and ultimately lower your costs. To learn more about this unique program, contact:

Susan Groff

Insurance and Risk Management Specialist

Leavitt Pacific Insurance Brokers

415.254.4088 (cell)

408.364.8122 (office)

susan-groff@leavitt.com

When can hotel management enter a room with a Do Not Disturb sign posted?

In California a guest has a reasonable expectation of privacy subject to certain limitations. A court will find that there is a violation of a guest's right to privacy if: (1) the guest has a legally protected privacy interest (2) a reasonable expectation of privacy and (3) conduct by defendant that amounts to a serious invasion of the protected interest.

The answer is that the Innkeeper has a limited right to enter the room for at least the following reasons: to protect and ensure the safety of any guest, the innkeeper suspects potential illegal activity (but do not let police in without a warrant), and after check-out time there is small or no expectation of privacy.

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How to protect workers from Hepatitis A

569 cases of Hepatitis A have been reported in California. Some sources are calling the outbreak, a virtual epidemic.

Hotels and restaurants can be prime sources of contagion with the food handling and janitorial staff. There is much that can be done in training and sanitary procedures to prevent the spread of this debilitating disease.

Click here for Best Practices

Click here for Hepatitis A Fact Sheet