Protecting Yourself & Your Team: Coverage Essentials for Business

The Workers' Compensation Board (Board) is pleased to continue its monthly webinar series for employers and human resources (HR) representatives!

On the date listed below, the Board's Office of the Advocate for Business will present a webinar on the basics of the workers' compensation system, including insurance types, coverage requirements, and employers' obligations under the law. This one-hour presentation will also cover:

• who needs coverage and who does not need coverage,
• how and when to report an injury or illness (including COVID-19),
• considerations when hiring independent contractors, laborers, and domestic workers,
• lowering premiums, and
• penalties and where to go for assistance with them

...all topics business owners and other employers, as well as their HR staff, should know about!

The session is free and there will be time at the end for questions.

More information

Visit the Advocate for Business section of the Board's website for additional resources.

You can also call the Office of the Advocate for Business at (518) 486-3331 or email advocatebusiness@wcb.ny.gov.