Thomas Hams

• Up Against The Clock: Insurers Avoiding Coverage Of Wage & Hour Claims

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 25, 2011

  While there is sizable demand from insureds for coverage against the increasing tide of wage-and-hour claims made under the Fair Labor Standards Act, carriers remain largely reluctant to write policies—fearing a good chance of losing their shirts if they do.

• 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.

• Who's At Risk For FLSA Suits?

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 18, 2010

  Walmart may be the most frequent defendant named in wage-and-hour lawsuits, but insurers and pharmaceutical companies are also caught up in a maze of rules they didn't know applied to certain subsets of their workforce, experts say.

• 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,