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  • Capitol Review: What You Need To Know Before Buying An Epli Policy ( June 2004 )

    With the chiming of the clock at midnight on January 1, 2004, new employment laws went into effect in California that expand the legal responsibilities of employers, with the potential to increase legal bills and liability. Employers have new obligations for Paid Family Leaves, new responsibilities to protect employees from sexual harassment by vendors or other third parties who come into contact with employees, and new protections for "whistleblowers."
  • Insurance as a Means of Defining and Transferring Environmental Risks ( November 2002 )

    Potentially costly environmental risks often present difficult obstacles for parties purchasing or selling real estate or engaging in corporate mergers, acquisitions or divestitures. While environmental liabilities are sometimes easily quantifiable, the differing perceptions of opposing parties regarding such risks can at other times present deal threatening issues.
  • The Insurance Crisis for Long Term Care Facilities ( March 2002 )

    Obtaining affordable liability insurance policies for long-term care facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities, or "SNFs") was once an easy task to accomplish. In the past the market for such insurance was marked by its sleepiness and by the simplicity of the basic information needed to write coverage for multiple perils at SNFs. But today, those times are a distant memory for the long-term care industry.
  • Employment Practices Liability Insurance Offers Expanded Coverage In Employment Litigation ( January 2000 )

    Employment practices liability insurance ("EPLI") policies are designed to provide insurance coverage for typical e.
  • What Employers Should Know about Insurance Policies for Employment Claims ( January 1999 )

    In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's June 1998 rulings that employers can be held automatically liable for.

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