Joni Mason

• ADA Amendments: Broader Definition Likely to Cause Spike in Claims

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 1, 2011

  An attempt by federal lawmakers to broaden the definition of “disability” has created a difficult situation for employers, and insurers are already seeing the result with an increase of employment-practices liability claims related to recent amendments of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

• Do You Work With A Bullying Jerk?

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 1, 2011

  While proposed statutes may fuel an increase in lawsuits against employers who allow bullies to work for them, right now it’s not illegal to be a jerk at work, according to employment practices liability experts

• Do You Work With A Jerk?

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 25, 2011

  While proposed statutes may fuel an increase in lawsuits against employers who allow bullies to work for them, right now it’s not illegal to be a jerk at work, according to employment practices liability experts.

• EPL Insurers Still Avoid Wage-&-Hour Coverage Grants For Large Employers

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 21, 2010

  Fear of wage-and-hour claims is escalating among buyers and sellers of employment practices liability insurance, with sellers' fears limiting EPLI solutions for small employers--and resulting in none at all for the largest ones, market participants report.

• Are Medical Marijuana, Social Media The Next Big EPL Issues?

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 14, 2010

  While employers and employment practices liability insurers are currently preoccupied with fears over wage-and-hour claims,

• Medical Marijuana, Social Media Seen As Emerging EPL Issues

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 11, 2010

  Issues surrounding the use of medical marijuana and social media are on a growing list of emerging employment practices liability topics, experts say.