Recent Blog Posts
Maryland v. Wynne: Sammy Sosa’s Revenge? re: State and Local Tax
Written by David Hughes, HMB Law, 11/4/2014 Some have called it the most important state and local tax case that the United States Supreme Court has heard in 20 years. The case is Maryland v. Wynne and it concerns the extent to which a state must provide credits for taxes paid to other states…. Read More »
FSLA and employment practices liability issues.
As we look back on 2014 and forward to 2015, insurers should continue to pay attention to the effect of wage and hour employment claims on Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) coverage. Wage and hour claims brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state law equivalents continued to rise in 2014, and… Read More »
Study: Victims of Mistakes in Hospitals Not Reporting Errors
12/11/2014 Source: Eagle-Tribune (North Andover, MA) Dec. 11–Twenty years ago, one mistake at a renowned Boston hospital cost a Boston Globe reporter her life and permanently damaged the heart of a North Andover teacher. Today, nearly one in four Massachusetts residents still believe they or someone close to them has been affected by a… Read More »
Court Takes a Step Back on Proving Abnormal Working Conditions
A little over a year ago, the state Supreme Court case of Payes v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Police), 79 A.3d 543 (Pa. 2013), finally eased the burden, even if ever so slightly, on the injured worker attempting to prove a mental-mental claim for a psychiatric work injury and disability…. Read More »
A Liability Risk for Airbnb Hosts
Over the last few years, Uber and Airbnb have come to be known as leaders of something called the sharing economy. Give their founders credit for this feat of mostly misplaced nomenclature. The companies help people sell rides in cars and rent stays in homes; they deserve no more credit for promoting a skill… Read More »
Has Santa Claus Been A Bad Boy? Don’t Forget the Background Check
Published by Nick Fishman Tis the season to be jolly. . . and vigilant. As we break out the holiday decorations, rush for the latest Black Friday sale and pray for a white Christmas (as long as that white Christmas doesn’t delay our flight to Florida or Mexico), we need to remember that the… Read More »
Holiday Workers Need Background Checks, Too
2014 by Angela Preston in Best Practices, By The Way (BTW), Compliance As we get ready for the big gift-giving season. It’s hard to believe, but holiday hiring season is already well under way. If you hire holiday or other temporary workers, it’s important to hire ones that you can trust. Why Screen Temporary… Read More »
Five Steps To Protect High-Net-Worth Clients from High-Stakes Lawsuits
Financial Advisor and Ace Private Risk Services present a complimentary webinar designed to help high net worth families protect their assets from personal liability lawsuits, which can take years to litigate and result in awards and settlements well in excess of $10 million. On its website, Financial Advisor says this course explores the liability… Read More »
Nation’s ‘Mother Court’ Celebrates 225th Anniversary
A 225th anniversary ceremony honoring the first-ever federal court session held under the U.S. Constitution and Judiciary Act is captured in a newly released U.S. Courts video. The event, held Nov. 4 in the ceremonial courtroom of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, honored a court session held Nov…. Read More »
Fiscal Year Bankruptcy Filings Lowest in Seven Years
Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts for the fiscal year 2014—the 12-month period ending September 30, 2014—totaled 963,739, down 13 percent from the 1.1 million bankruptcy filings in FY 2013, according to statistics released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. This is the lowest number of bankruptcy filings for any 12-month… Read More »
