Visit and bookmark the Oswald COVID-19 Resource Center. Working from home (WFH) or teleworking will remain business as usual for the foreseeable future with COVID-19 gaining momentum in the US and across the globe. Businesses have scrambled to adjust to this new normal. WFH has strained IT department resources and…
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Visit and bookmark the Oswald COVID-19 Resource Center. Oswald Companies, Marcum, Frantz Ward, Hahn Loeser and the Construction Employers Association (CEA) partnered to host a webinar on “What Contractors Should Know”, March 25, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics covered include: Business continuity Employer responsibilities and considerations Insurance…
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Visit and bookmark the Oswald COVID-19 Resource Center. Unfortunately, as the world continues to combat COVID-19, spring severe weather season is also arriving for much of the United States. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting above-average temperatures across the country this spring, as well as above-average precipitation in the central…
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Visit and bookmark the Oswald COVID-19 Resource Center. Like us, we’re certain you’ve been impacted by the media activity that has inundated the online news reports, your favorite websites and your email accounts. During these uncertain times, most of us are eager to stay current on the latest news about…
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Visit and bookmark the Oswald COVID-19 Resource Center. Recent events, like the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, have left some individuals and families with reduced income due to layoffs, reduced hours or termination of employment and the possible loss of health insurance coverage. If you or someone you know has recently lost…
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Visit and bookmark the Oswald COVID-19 Resource Center. Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) on March 27. This enormous bill (880 pages) provides $2.2 trillion to address the coronavirus crisis. Provisions in the Act address issues concerning health and welfare plans, retirement plans, financial…
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Does your workplace set up volunteer opportunities once or twice a year? Without minimizing the value of this, Oswald Companies’ employee-owners wanted their days of service to be more meaningful. Team members at this independent insurance and risk management brokerage firm in Bloomfield Hills wanted to be more than “one-and-done”…
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Congressman Anthony Gonzalez, U.S. Representative for Ohio’s 16th Congressional District, joined Oswald Companies Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert Klonk, and Steptoe & Johnson Chief Legal Counsel Scott Sinder, to discuss details of the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) Phase Three Stimulus Package, approved by Congress…
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Visit and bookmark the Oswald COVID-19 Resource Center. The Department of Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the IRS announced impending regulations that will help covered businesses with fewer than 500 employees and all government employers navigate the paid family and sick leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act,…
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Visit and bookmark the Oswald COVID-19 Resource Center. The Ohio Department of Insurance issued a bulletin on March 20, 2020, providing relief from certain insurance regulations. Background The bulletin was issued in response to the request from Governor Mike DeWine to state agencies to develop and implement procedures designed to…
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