Employment Practices Liability (EPL)

Executive Summary: The Betterley Report’s Employment Practices Liability Insurance Market Survey 2022

The Betterley Reports EPLI Market Survey 2022 provides 74 pages of company comparison charts. The Report also provides an update on rate trends and highlights the select classes of businesses…

Privette Doctrine: Not An Absolute Shield

The “Privette Doctrine” is a well-accepted rule that has governed the liability of general contractors and property owners for workplace injuries suffered by a subcontractor’s employee.  In Privette v. Superior…

This Job Is Killing Me, Are You Insured?

Here’s a claim scenario many companies may not have considered. An employee, after sustaining a heart attack at work, files a lawsuit against their employer, claiming that stress caused by…

California Employers: Are You Ready to Comply With the New Pay Transparency Requirements?

  Are your prepared for the disclosure requirements attendant to California’s new Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act (SB1162)?   Starting on January 1, 2023 employers with 15 or more employees…

WSHB Alert Status of “Federal Vaccine or Test Mandates”

  Currently three “mandates” are making their way through the federal appeals system. Unfortunately, all three “mandates” are in different procedural postures. This update aims to clarify the status of…

Clash of the Titans: Religious Rights VS. LGBT Rights

Robert Chadwick is a Partner in the Dallas office of Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP. He has more than 37 years of experience representing management, fiduciaries and professionals in the…

Accommodating Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs Which Conflict with Vaccination Policies

Laura Lapidus, Esq., is a risk control director for CNA, managing the development and delivery of employment practices liability (EPL) and management liability risk control products and services. She also…

California: Court Has Inherent Authority to Strike PAGA Claims as Unmanageable

  Jason Ross is a partner in WSHBs San Diego office where his practice focuses on labor and employment law. He represents employers of all sizes in a myriad of…

The Legacy of #MeToo

Robert G. Chadwick, Jr.Managing Member, Seltzer, Chadwick, Soefje & Ladik, PLLC Robert Chadwick is a Managing Member of the law firm of Seltzer, Chadwick, Soefje & Ladik, PLLC. He has…