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The COVID-19 pandemic challenges all aspects of work. For businesses attempting to return to work, there are many new liability risks and employer obligations to consider. How an employer assesses, implements, and communicates new policies and procedures will have a lasting impact on employee productivity, engagement, and commitment. This playbook is designed to assist companies and organizations in developing their risk mitigation strategy and coverage-specific issues related to people, property, and loss prevention.

The digital assets world continues to change every year, as the industry begins to go through the maturation phase. The remainder of 2020 and next year will bring new challenges, as well as new opportunities, for the ecosystem. Staying informed will prepare you for what lies ahead. Today’s top cryptocurrency tax topics include Form 1099 compliance and reporting, W-2 and other compensation compliance, multistate taxation, indirect and gross receipts taxes, international tax issues, and self-insurance versus insurance and re-insurance.

Fraud is happening at your organization; you just don’t know it. Then again, maybe you do, but you are not sure how pervasive the problem is, where to begin your anti-fraud journey, or how to enhance your current fraud risk management practices. This playbook—which includes templates, checklists, and tools—draws from best practices and leading guidance that will reduce your fraud risk.

Regardless of industry or structure, all organizations must be proactive to stay ahead of potential risks and unforeseen threats like a pandemic or economic downturn. Implementing an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program will help organizations better anticipate, navigate, and minimize the negative effects of the next threat and improve resilience. When done well, an ERM program builds a risk-conscious culture that also enhances performance.

Adding dual factor authentication to your social media helps make sure that you, and only you, can access your account. Instead of only entering a password to log in, an extra security key will be required to access your account. Step by step, learn how easy it is to configure for your Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, SnapChat, WhatsApp, and Twitter accounts.

With the lifting and re-evaluation of the "shelter in place" orders amid the COVID-19 environment, it is critical to have a responsible plan when restarting business operations. Recommended guidelines for the workplace—including worker health and wellness precautions, COVID-19 testing options, office work considerations, and employee benefits eligibility guidance—are outlined to ensure preparations are made to see through the crisis.

Companies in the cannabis industry and individuals working in cannabis-related businesses have sought to turn to the federal bankruptcy courts for relief when they became insolvent. While federal bankruptcy courts have taken jurisdiction for bankruptcies of companies focused on federally legal, industrial hemp, the United States Trustee Program has repeatedly challenged the ability of companies focused on medical or adult use cannabis.

Even if you do not live in a flood plain, the potential for flooding can happen anywhere in the country. Flooding is the most common natural disaster in the U.S. and occurs in every state and territory. Preparation is a must to prevent flooding loss.

In the absence of nationwide directives from the federal government on how businesses should operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, states and municipalities have been issuing numerous orders—with variations big and small—detailing the scope of restrictions in place in each jurisdiction. Although businesses in the cannabis industry are used to complying with a patchwork of differing directives from state and local governments, it is important they take additional steps in order to mitigate their risk of suffering negative impacts from COVID-19.

As anticipated at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant uptick in cyber fraud. Cyber criminals are opportunistic and taking advantage of companies at their most vulnerable. This is a result of unique risk factors that have been heightened with the rapid shift to remote working arrangements. In this webinar with accompanying slides, we discuss the steps that can be taken to mitigate the cyber threats and protect your organization during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Select the 'download file' to view the accompanying slides.