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Happy Thanksgiving!

November 25, 2020

From our D&D family to yours, we wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving.
In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, we will be closed on Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27.

We will re-open on Monday, November 30th with our normal business hours.


We want to thank you all for your continuous hard work during this crazy year. We also know that this holiday may be different from years past, but we hope you and your family enjoy this time together and remain safe and healthy.

Truly thankful for each and every one of you!

Happy Halloween!

October 30, 2020

Thank you all for participating in our Halloween Pet Costume Contest and those who dressed up in the Fresno Office!

We’d like to congratulate the winner of our pet costume contest…

Charlotte the Quarantine Mom!

We’ve posted the other photos of our pets on our Instagram Story, please feel free to check them out. Another thank you goes to our social committee for organizing it all.

Have a safe weekend everyone!

SB 1159 – New Employer COVID-19 Reporting Requirements

October 8, 2020
As we stated this in our email last week we wanted to provide you with these requirements here.

DiBuduo & DeFendis would like to make you aware of one provision of SB1159 that is time sensitive.
OVERVIEW FOR REPORTING NONWORK-RELATED POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES TO THEIR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CARRIER PER SB1159 EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

California Labor Code Section 3212.88(i) states that, “When the employer knows or reasonably should know that an employee has tested positive for COVID-19, the employer shall report to their claims administration in writing via electronic mail or facsimile within three business days all of the following”:
1. For purposes of this reporting, the employer shall not provide any personally identifiable information regarding the employee who tested positive for COVID-19 unless the employee asserts the infection is work related or has filed a claim form pursuant to Section 5401.
2. The date that the employee tests positive.
3. The specific address or addresses of the employee’s specific place of employment during the 14-day period preceding the date of the employee’s positive test.
4. The highest number of employees who reported to work at the employee’s specific place of employment in the 45-day period preceding the last day the employee worked at each specific place of employment.
5. Policy name and number 
Every employer in California is also required to complete a COVID-19 log and send to their carrier by October 17th. This is for ALL POSITIVE COVID-19 cases retroactively to July 6th. To assist you with compliance with the current COVID-19 reporting requirements, you can utilize this EXCEL FORM.

A more complete summary of SB1159 will be available on our website at www.dibu.com.  

D&D Update: CA Fires

September 8, 2020

As many of you already know, the spread of the fires throughout our valley have been detrimental.

Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who has been affected by the #Creekfire and the firefighters who are currently battling it in our Central Valley mountains. Something that we’ve encouraged on all social platforms is to Text CAWILDFIRES to 90999 to make a $10 donation to the Red Cross Central California.

Funds will support those most in need. Together, we can support our community. Thank you!

Heat Illness Prevention Tips

August 24, 2020

Good morning, D&D!

As you know with the fires all over California the air quality has been unhealthy for many of us. Along with the fires the Central Valley has been in a heat wave, please take precaution, stay cool, and hydrated when you can.

An email was sent out to clients in regarding Heat Illness Prevention for employees last week and here are some tips we wanted to share with you all:

  • Plan – Develop and implement an effective written heat illness prevention plan that includes emergency response procedures
  • Training – Train all employees and supervisors on heat illness prevention
  • Water – Provide drinking water that is fresh, pure, suitably cool and free of charge so that each worker can drink at least 1 quart per hour, and encourage workers to do so.
  • Shade – Provide shade when workers request it or when temperatures exceed 80 degrees. Encourage workers to take a cool-down rest in the shade for at least five minutes when they feel the need to do so. They should not wait until they feel sick to cool down.
  • When the temperature equals or exceeds 95 degrees, employers must provide one 10-minute “preventative cool-down rest period” every 2 hours. During the first 8 hours of a shift, the cool-down periods may be provided at the same time as the rest periods. 
  • If employees work longer than 8 hours, the employer must provide an additional 10-minute cool-down rest period every 2 hours. For example, if the shift extends beyond 8 hours, an additional rest period is required at the end of the 8th hour of work. If the shift extends beyond 10 hours, another is required at the end of the 10th hour.
  • Employers must ensure that employees actually take the cool-down rest periods required under this section.
  • Employers are required to provide additional breaks as soon as the temperature equals or exceeds 95 degrees. For example, even if the temperature does not reach 95 degrees until the last half of an 8-hour shift, the employer must ensure that employees take cool-down rest periods starting at the end of the 8th hour of work.