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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.
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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.
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By Staff Writer |
August 17, 2011
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says it has filed suit against United Insurance Co. after denying employment to a man who failed a drug test with methadone in his system.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 18, 2011
Opportunity is knocking for insurance agents seeking to bring new blood into their agencies. All they need to do is not follow the shortsighted and discriminatory practices of which some employers are being accused.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 12, 2011
Opportunity is knocking for insurance agents seeking to bring new blood into their agencies. All they need to do is not follow the shortsighted discriminatory practices of which some employers are being accused.
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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 25, 2011
What are the most relevant factors that make businesses vulnerable to significant damages from employment practices risk? Kathleen Long, co-founder and CEO of Montage Analytics, which is rolling out the EPL Risk Index later this year, says employees’ perceived lack of “organizational justice” and poor employee appraisal processes are among...
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 12, 2011
Discrimination charge filings in the workplace approached “an unprecedented” 100,000 during the fiscal year 2010.
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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 29, 2010
For fiscal year 2010, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received nearly 100,000 new private sector charges of employment discrimination--a record high and a jump of 7 percent over 2009, the agency reported.
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By Christi Hatcher |
June 3, 2010
But beyond the business, many agencies find satisfaction in knowing that they provide their communities with a much-needed service, especially in economic hard times.
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By Marla Donovan |
May 5, 2010
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this past January that in 2009, more than 93,000 workplace discrimination charges were filed with the federal agency nationwide.
