Sedgwick Highlights Industry Trends, Risks for Year Ahead January 18, 2024 Career development, artificial intelligence, risk engineering, climate risk disclosure, and geopolitical risks are among the top issues businesses will be...
Feds Charge EBay over Employees Who Sent Live Spiders And Roaches to Couple; Company Paying $3M January 12, 2024 By Alanna Durkin Richer Online retailer eBay Inc. will pay a $3 million fine to resolve criminal charges over a harassment campaign waged by...
EPLI Part 2: Unique Coverage Issues July 18, 2018 By Philip C. Graham, shareholder and Christi L. Swick, counsel with Sandberg, Phoenix & von Gontard, P.C. EPLI coverage forms present some unique coverage issues that ordinarily are not present under typical, general liability policies. These issues...
EPLI Part 1: Current Considerations July 17, 2018 By Philip C. Graham, shareholder and Christi L. Swick, counsel at Sandberg, Phoenix & von Gontard, P.C. Ever since Harvey Weinstein became a top story, the discussion of sexual harassment and assault has become a topic that...
Sex Harassment Cases Require Thorough Investigations, Rarely Go to Trial January 25, 2018 By Denise Johnson Recent attention surrounding sexual harassment claims in the entertainment industry highlight the exposure. Though cases rarely go to trial, a...
Workplace Rights Lawyers Race Against Trump Clock January 16, 2018 By Rebecca Greenfield While employers across America paid a record amount in settlements for workplace violations last year, don’t expect it to be...
Restaurants Change Ways to Avoid Sexual Harassment Lawsuits December 19, 2017 By Kate Krader and Chris Rovzar That there’s abuse behind the scenes in restaurant isn’t news. Within the chef community, the news is that people are...
Failing to Address Harassment Allegations Can Cost Employers December 4, 2017 By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS When it comes to sexual harassment allegations, no employer wants to find itself in the position an Indiana university was...
New Study Finds Businesses in 5 States Face Biggest Risk of Getting Sued by Employees November 27, 2017 Businesses located in Washington, D.C., Nevada, Delaware, New Mexico and California face the highest risk of being sued by their...
EEOC Getting a Pro-Business Makeover October 11, 2017 By Josh Eidelson The federal agency tasked with combating workplace discrimination is about to get a Republican majority for the first time in...