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Employment Practices

New Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Proposed

2004-05-01 | Paul Siegel

The Department of Health and Human Services recently proposed new guidelines for federal workplace drug testing, including hair and sweat testing. Paul Siegel explains.

Employment Practices

Time To Reevaluate Employee Bonus and Incentive Plans?

2004-04-01 | Paul Siegel

Paul Siegel and Jennifer Shaw discuss why firms need to review their compensation plans due to a recent court ruling that those based on store sales and profitability goals violate California law.

Cyber and Privacy Risk and Insurance

Protecting Your Employees from Identity Theft

2004-02-14 | Gary E Clayton

Theft of information by employees is the top cause of identity fraud. Conducting an audit of how personnel information is stored and used can reveal gaps in controls. Gary Clayton explains.

Cyber and Privacy Risk and Insurance

Creating a Privacy Policy Compliant with the New Online Privacy Protection Act

2003-12-01 | Gary E Clayton

Gary Clayton discusses a new California law sure to result in lawsuits against commercial website operators who don't post an adequate privacy policy and what should be done to comply.

Cyber and Privacy Risk and Insurance

Tech E&O Insurance—A Primer for Risk Managers

2003-11-01 | Michael A Rossi

Mike Rossi answers some questions that are commonly asked by many risk managers about tech errors and omissions insurance: What is it? Why do I need it? How does it work?

Cyber and Privacy Risk and Insurance

Cyber Liability Insurance Issues for Large Companies

2003-11-01 | Michael A Rossi

Mike Rossi takes a look at how large firms are covering their e-business and cyber activity risks and what to look for in the broad-based/multiline policies now available in the market.

Healthcare Professional Liability Insurance

The Government Weighs in: What's Causing Increased Medical Malpractice Premium Rates

2003-10-18 | Charles Kolodkin

The General Accounting Office recently completed an extensive study of the medical malpractice insurance industry and the factors that have caused premium rates to increase.

Professional, D and O, and Fiduciary Liability

Policy Limitations on Coverage: A D&O Trend in a Hard Market

2003-04-01 | John E Black

D&O insurers appear to be denying coverage more frequently now than in the soft market, relying on the personal profit, fortuity, and insurable loss arguments. John Black Jr. examines the recent case law.

Healthcare Professional Liability Insurance

Tort Reform and Its Impact on Medical Malpractice Insurance

2003-03-21 | Charles Kolodkin

Charles Kolodkin discusses how the medical malpractice insurance industry is definitely in crisis, with many insurers refusing to cover hospitals and physicians.