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13 02, 2024

Executive Summary: The Betterley Report’s Employment Practices Liability Insurance Market Survey–2023
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Executive Summary: The Betterley Report’s Employment Practices Liability Insurance Market Survey–2023

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Executive Summary: The Betterley Report’s Employment Practices Liability Insurance Market Survey–2023

By PLUS|2024-02-13T09:12:46-06:00February 13, 2024|@PLUS, PL Insurance|0 Comments

Protect Your Clients—Get the EPLI Betterley Report Today Over the past few years, lawsuits against employers have resulted in settlements at unprecedented levels. The reasons for this uptick are due to the impact of increased sexual harassment (#MeToo) claims, class action claims, and wage and hour suits. Moreover, government enforcement actions and investigations have increased in the past few years. A recent study from the Duane Morris law firm of class action lawsuits against employers revealed that class action and government enforcement suits resulted in more than $50 billion in settlements in 2023. The increased risks faced by employment [...]

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

By PLUS|2022-10-25T09:03:44-05:00October 17, 2022|@PLUS, EPLI|0 Comments

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 will be required to include salary ranges to all job postings. New Pay Transparency Requirements under SB 1162 SB 1162 requires an employer with 15 or more employees to include in all job postings the salary or hourly wage range that the employer reasonably expects to pay for the position. Previously, employers were only required to provide an applicant with a pay range upon reasonable request. Thus, an employer will [...]

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

By PLUS|2021-10-25T10:41:24-05:00October 25, 2021|@PLUS, Guest Blog, PL Insurance|0 Comments

Jason RossPartner Jason Ross is a partner in WSHB’s San Diego office where his practice focuses on labor and employment law. He represents employers of all sizes in a myriad of complex employment matters, including Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA) representative actions. Jason represents clients in state and federal court, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings, in addition to counseling clients on employment issues. Jason also handles complex business litigation disputes involving real estate, business dissolution, unfair competition, breach of contract, and trade secret claims. He has secured countless victories for clients, including a reversal of a class certification decision on an interlocutory [...]