All Virginia Risk Sharing Association (VRSA) members are “covered employers” for FMLA purposes and must post the FMLA poster in your workplace. However, your employees are not “eligible” for FMLA unless they meet all the requirements, which includes working for a covered …
Fire Prevention Week, recognized this year from Oct. 6 – 12, has been in existence for more than 90 years. VRSA is excited to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and Practice …
By VRSA Chief Information Officer Karen Inman and VRSA Director of Member Services Marcus Hensel Public bodies continue to make headlines for falling victim to ransomware and other cyber-based attacks. While criminals pursue both business and governmental entities, government attacks …
September 23 – 29, 2019, is recognized as Fall Prevention Week. Almost one in every five work-related injuries results from a slip, trip or fall. In 2016, the National Safety Council reports that 697 workers died in falls to a …
America’s Safe Schools Week has been recognized on the third week of October each year since 1984. Virginia’s public school divisions enroll nearly 1.3 million students. Collectively, VRSA members include school divisions averaging 14,000 students. As such, school safety is a …
Read More › “Save the dates! Safe Schools Week: October 21 – 27”
By Peter Stephenson, VRSA Local Government Specialist On June 27, 2019, the Town of Woodstock in Shenandoah County became the smallest locality in the Commonwealth of Virginia to earn full accreditation from the American Public Works Association (APWA). This distinction …
Since 1985, America has recognized July as National Parks and Recreation Month. The nation’s parks and recreation departments provide a valuable service to their communities in maintaining quality of life, and contributing to physical well-being and health of residents. Recently, …
Read More › “Spotlight on NOVA Parks during National Parks and Recreation Month”
Save the dates! The 2019 fall workshops will be held: Thursday, Sept. 19: Williamsburg Friday, Sept. 20: Fredericksburg Thursday, Sept. 26: Wytheville Friday, Sept. 27: Lynchburg Topics will include: Workplace Civility: Is it me or is it You? Workers’ Compensation …
The Risk Management Grant application will be online August 1. Risk Management Grants are designed to assist initiatives that address risk management concerns including, but not limited to, current hazards and risks; reducing exposure and associated risk, addressing outstanding recommendations; …
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VRSA members have been busy training their staff on a variety of risk management issues and exposures. As partners in risk management, VRSA staff have partnered with members to provide much of this training throughout the state. Read more below! …