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Principles Of Insurance Coverage: A Guide For The Employment Lawyer, Francis J. Mootz Iii
Principles Of Insurance Coverage: A Guide For The Employment Lawyer, Francis J. Mootz Iii
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Employment lawyers have witnessed a virtual revolution in the law of employment relations during the past thirty years. Although the federal government intervened substantially in private employment relationships in response to the economic catastrophe of the Great Depression, employers remained largely free of regulation until the explosion of statutes and common law developments that commenced in the 1960s and continues today. Recent developments in common law tort and contract principles are particularly troubling for defense counsel in employment matters, since the resulting doctrinal uncertainty renders it difficult to assess the client's exposure with any assurance until the appeals in the …
Foreward, Symposium: Insurance Coverage Of Employment Disputes, Francis J. Mootz Iii
Foreward, Symposium: Insurance Coverage Of Employment Disputes, Francis J. Mootz Iii
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This Symposium addresses the most recent insurance coverage issue that requires mastery not only of insurance law concepts but also a rapidly developing area of substantive law. Employers increasingly are finding themselves subject to state and federal regulation of the terms, conditions, and duration of their relationship with employees. The liabilities associated with increased governmental regulation represent a major financial exposure, leading many employers to demand coverage under their various insurance policies. This rapidly evolving area of insurance law achieved some measure of public notice with the recent disclosure that two insurance companies already have paid out nearly a million …