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15 07, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine or Termination? Judge Upholds Employer Mandate

By plushq|2021-07-15T12:36:42-05:00July 15, 2021|@PLUS, EPLI, Med PL, PL Insurance|0 Comments

Dana Ring is a partner in Wood Smith Henning & Berman’s Dallas office. Her practice focuses on providing clients’ executive teams with strategic business advice on labor and employment issues, triaging and resolving pre-litigation employment claims, and litigation management. In addition to managing a nationwide docket of pre-litigation employment matters, Dana counsels employers on matters related to wrongful discharge, retaliation, harassment, discrimination, wage and hour compliance, FMLA leave and employment agreements. Houston Methodist Hospital Can Fire Employees Who Refuse the COVID-19 Vaccine In a recent decision the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Texas, a federal judge dismissed [...]

COVID-19 and Disability Discrimination Lawsuits Are Producing Professional Liability Claims

By plushq|2021-06-28T11:39:02-05:00June 28, 2021|@PLUS, EPLI, Guest Blog, PL Insurance|0 Comments

Tina Fletcher is the President of Ullico Casualty Group, LLC. Ms. Fletcher oversees all daily activities of Ullico's property and casualty department, which includes supervising teams of underwriting, claims, and marketing professionals. She also manages Ullico Casualty Group's underwriting system and composes policy language to keep coverage up-to-date to meet the needs of the multiemployer and public plans. She is a frequent speaker on Professional Liability insurance for unions, multiemployer funds, and joint apprenticeship training committees. She serves on the board of trustees of the Ullico Inc. 401(k) Plan and on the committee of the Ullico Inc. Health and Welfare [...]

COVID-19 EPLI Update

By plushq|2021-06-07T13:14:19-05:00June 7, 2021|@PLUS, EPLI, PL Insurance|0 Comments

Elan Kandel represents insurance companies with respect to all aspects of claims involving directors and officers liability, employment practices liability, fiduciary liability, professional liability and commercial general liability policies. Michelle Gordon is Claims Manager of the Management Liability team at Markel Service, Incorporated. Michelle is responsible for overseeing a team of claims examiners located across the US. Her team handles employment practices liability, directors and officers liability, and errors and omissions claims for private and public institutions. Prior to joining Markel Service, Incorporated, Michelle practiced law as an insurance defense attorney in New York, focusing on professional and general liability. [...]