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Disciplining and terminating employees is an unpleasant task that brings high-risk exposures for employers. If you’re not careful, disciplining or terminating a difficult employee could end up costing you. Employee lawsuits can be expensive—even catastrophic for smaller firms—to litigate. They are also time-consuming and emotionally draining, and they can create tension in your workplace.

Floods can sometimes be predictable. For example, charting the habitual swelling of the tides establishes typical water levels and indicates when coastal areas might be prone to flooding. However, more often than not, floods can arise without warning—rivers, lakes or the sea can overrun, swamp defenses and surge through the surrounding areas.

As we all know, trees are an important part of what keeps the Hudson Valley a beautiful place to live.

We all know that safety is important, but do you realize just how costly a workplace injury can be? When all is said and done, injuries can cost business owners hundreds of thousands of dollars. The extra expense to pay for injuries has a powerfully negative effect to a company’s bottom line.

Marshall & Sterling has been recognized with two prestigious national awards in recent weeks.

Congress and President Donald Trump recently approved the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA), an overhaul of the federal government’s approach to disaster preparation and risk reduction.

On April 12, 2018, as part of the 2018-2019 New York State Budget, Governor Cuomo signed strong legislation to combat sexual harassment in the workplace.  The anti-sexual harassment law requires all employers in New York adopt a sexual harassment prevention policy and training by October 9, 2018.

Marshall & Sterling Insurance recently announced the promotion of five employees to the position of Vice President within the agency. The new Vice Presidents are: Chris Harris, Branch Manager of the Kingston, NY office; Yvonne McCrea, Director of Personal Lines; Katy Pagano, Director of Loss Control; Dan Round, Sr.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 prohibits discrimination based on disability. This means ensuring that everyone has reasonable access to all areas of public life.

Many of our Pawnbrokers who deal in firearms and ammunition and or conceal or open carry weapons in their stores must understand the increase in liability it creates when running their business. In today’s litigious society where politically, guns are a very hot topic, I thought it be a good idea to address how having the proper insurance in place can make a difference