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Melville Team Makes a Difference

At EPIC, clients are not “companies” – they’re people with personal and organizational needs. Understanding and effectively responding to these needs is our first priority. That’s why EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants – Melville (formerly Total Management Corp.) is making generous donations to clients who have been impacted by COVID-19. The head of the Melville office for more than 20 years, Phil Bilello, always has families top of mind. He said, “I can’t stand by and do nothing. I want to help our clients in any way we can, but I also want to help anyone who lost their …

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California Employer's Liability for Serious and Willful Misconduct

Under California Labor Code § 4553, an employer that is found to have caused an employee’s injury by its “serious and willful misconduct” will be ordered to pay an amount equal to half the value of all benefits paid as a result of the injury. This includes all temporary and permanent disability, medical, and vocational rehabilitation benefits. This is important to note because we’re seeing lawyers increasingly push “serious and willful misconduct.” Employers need to be aware that not only is this uninsurable, this is all it takes to prove a case: Proof that the employer failed to act …

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EPIC's Kimberly Cicero Attends Tradeswomen Build Nations Conference and Shares her Experience

EPIC’s Kimberly Cicero recently attended the 9th Annual Tradeswomen Build Nations Conference in Minnesota. The event is a multi-craft, union-sponsored conference sponsored by North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU), with additional donations and support received by many international unions, industry suppliers, and contractors. As the NABTU website notes, it is often difficult for women to work in trades because they find they are the only woman, or one of a very few women, out on the job site. Being in a room with 2,000+ other tradeswomen who share a similar experience, is key to helping …

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