As employers and their insurers grapple with increased numbers of employment practices liability claims in a recessionary economy, they are also facing emerging exposures associated with a changed political landscape.
Experts, who also point to continued threats of retaliation claims and wage-and-hour class actions among the most serious issues facing employment practices liability insurers, are increasingly turning their attention to messages from President Barack Obama's administration and Democrats in Congress as they assess emerging EPL risks.
Still, many say that the biggest legislative change for EPL insurers to worry about in 2009 so far is a pre-Obama-era action that came when former President George W. Bush signed an expanded Americans with Disabilities Act into law last September.
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader
Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
