Employers liability fills gaps in the workers' compensation standard coverage. For example, suppose an employee is injured due to a defective piece of equipment that their employer manufactured. The employee has a products liability claim, but is ...
Although Workers Comp policies go by the official name of “Workers Compensation and Employers Liability,” it’s easy to overlook the “Employers Liability’ coverage, which protects your business against liability arising from physical injury and occupa...
In Boch Imports, Inc., the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that the employer, a car dealership, violated the National Labor Relations Act because the dealership’s social media and dress code policies were overbroad and interfe...
In a case brought by the EEOC against the Fairbrook Medical Clinic, the plaintiff, Dr. Deborah Waechter, alleged four years of harassment by the sole owner of the family medical center in Hickory, NC. Apparently, the owner created a hostile work en...
Businesses are feeling the impact of employees' long-term care obligations, yet are slow to add Long-Term Care insurance to their employee benefits offerings. Because productivity can suffer when employees struggle to meet their long-term care obliga...