Fiduciary liability insurance protects a business from claims that a benefits plan was mismanaged. Learn what fiduciary ...

The American Law Institute approved a controversial new provision of the Restatement of Torts, Third expanding vicarious liability to employers for certain sexual assaults committed by employees ...

With its August 8, 2025, opinion in Bivens v. Zep, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rejected the EEOC’s guidelines (and split with several other circuits) to hold that the ...

Not Your Employee, Not Your Problem? Unpacking Sixth Circuit’s Corporate Liability Ruling for Title VII Harassment Claims The court said if the accused is not an “agent” of the employer, it comes down ...

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A recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reminds employers that they may be liable for an employee's harassing social media posts, even if the employee's online activity takes place off ...

What would happen if your business was sued? You damage a client's property, one of your employees is injured on the job, a customer slips and falls in your store—that's all it takes. And then what?

The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that while workers’ compensation law protects the employee from liability, his parents, who owned the car, are not protected. The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS — A judge’s decision has members of the city council considering changing how it goes about providing legal defense for its officers and employees. “We need to put something in place ...