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Dear Colleague:
There have been significant developments in employment law in the past year - and they are already having a major impact on the EPLI market.
Four decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted major federal statutes governing the workplace - and three of the four cases resulted in plaintiff-friendly rulings. The Court's three blockbuster rulings - on punitive damages, the rights of homosexuals and affirmative action - will also have significant implications for workplace litigation.
As well, new coverage areas are presenting high exposures - and class action suits are continuing to explode. Now, more than ever, insurance professionals and attorneys need to be up-to-date on the latest developments.
The 9th Annual American Conference Institute Employment Practices Liability
Insurance publication brought together, once again, an outstanding panel of the top insurance industry executives, in-house counsel, judges active in EPL cases, leading EPL attorneys, EEOC representatives and risk management professionals. They provided you with invaluable information and their insights on:
- Critical market trends: premiums, coverage and costs
- Practical impact of this year's U.S. Supreme Court employment law
decisions
- The EEOC perspective: recent claims history and predictions
- How to stay competitive in the 2004 EPLI marketplace
- How to effectively handle and manage nationwide EPLI programs, claims and litigation losses
- How to use statistical audits of employment practices to make a case
- Minimizing the risk of retaliation and whistleblowing claims
Contents & Contributors
THE BETTERLEY REPORT: THE STATE OF THE EPLI MARKET FOR 2004
Richard S. Betterley, Betterley Risk Consultants, Inc.
STAYING COMPETITIVE IN THE 2004 EPLI MARKETPLACE:
NEW TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS
Lucy Ann Galioto, National Union Fire Insurance Company
STAYING COMPETITIVE IN THE 2004 EPLI MARKETPLACE
Richard V. Rupp, Professional Indemnity Agency
LEGAL RISK MANAGEMENT AND EPLI CLAIMS HANDLING STRATEGIES
FOR THE COST-EFFECTIVE DEFENSE OF EMPLOYMENT
LITIGATION PROBLEMS
Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Seyfarth Shaw
Robert McGrath, Lexington Insurance Company
EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES LIABILITY INSURANCE CLAIMS HANDLING
CONSIDERATIONS: A CLAIM'S COUNSEL COMMENTARY
Scott R. Schaffer, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
HOW TO ASSERT AND HANDLE DENIALS OF COVERAGE: TIPS, TRAPS
AND TECHNIQUES
Leonard S. Surdyk, Mandell Menkes & Surdyk, LLC
THE IMPACT OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT'S DECISIONS IN 2003 ON
EMPLOYERS AND INSURERS
Raymond T. Mak, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
BEHIND ENEMY LINES: THE PLAINTIFF'S PERSPECTIVE
Stephen H. Kahn, Kahn Opton
MANAGING AND USING EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION:
TODAY'S ARMOR OR TROJAN HORSE?
Bernard R. Siskin, Ph.D., LECG
PREVENTING THE COLLATERAL CLAIM: RETALIATION AND
WHISTLEBLOWER CLAIMS
Paul J. Siegel, Jackson Lewis LLP
RETALIATION & SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Paul I. Weiner, Weiner & Katz, LLC
WHAT'S NEW IN EMPLOYMENT CLASS ACTIONS?
Paul J. Siegel, Jackson Lewis LLP
DEFENSE PERSPECTIVES ON MULTI-PARTY AND CLASS ACTION
EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS IN 2003, THE
"END GAME" OF SETTLEMENTS AND JUDGMENTS, AND HOW TO
REDUCE THE RISK OF CLASS CASES IN THE FIRST PLACE
Charles C. Jackson, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT COLLECTIVE AND
WAGE AND HOUR CLASS ACTIONS
Alison B. Marshall, Jones Day
EMPLOYMENT LAW IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM: HOW RECENT CASES
HAVE CHANGED THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
Mercedes Colwin, L'Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, LLP
SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION AND SEXUAL
ORIENTATION: WHAT'S NEW?
Eric Drieband, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Wade E. Ballard, Edwards, Ballard, Bishop, Sturm, Clark & Keim, P.A.
EPLI WORKSHOP ON IMPROVING, TESTING, AND ASSESSING YOUR
EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES COMPLIANCE PROGRAM – HR PROFESSIONAL'S
DESK REFERENCE GUIDE
Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Seyfarth Shaw
ENFORCEMENT GUIDANCE: REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION AND UNDUE HARDSHIP UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Katherine Bissell, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
ENFORCEMENT GUIDANCE: VICARIOUS EMPLOYER LIABILITY FOR
UNLAWFUL HARASSMENT BY SUPERVISORS
Katherine Bissell, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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