There has been a significant increase in nuclear verdicts across all industries post-COVID, but some of the most staggering awards have been in employment lawsuits. This webinar will discuss how those nuclear verdicts can be avoided.

During this webinar, attorney Melisa C. Zwilling will discuss several key employment issues about which employers and insurers should be aware. What steps should immediately be taken in response to a complaint of harassment? Should an employee’s verbal resignation be accepted? What conditions constitute a disability and what protections exist for employees regarding the same? How should claims of discrimination be investigated? What steps should be taken before a poor performer’s employment is terminated? During this webinar, participants will learn about these issues and more.

Determining the steps to take in liability cases to ensure compliance with the Medicare Secondary Payer Act can be very confusing. Dealing with delays, miscommunications, fluctuating claim amounts and difficult plaintiffs or opposing counsel often results in frustration. This webinar will include a discussion of the law, including some very interesting cases, and will simplify your obligations with regard to Medicare Secondary Payer Act compliance in the liability context.

During this presentation, the presenter will review the very complicated tripartite relationship between insureds, insurers, and defense attorneys. The discuss will include how to establish proper professional boundaries to ensure that ethical obligations are not breached.

Front-line supervisors and managers are oftentimes not trained to recognize potential employment claims. The best time to prevent a lawsuit, though, is when an issue is first raised by an employee. This webinar will cover some of the basic employment laws about which all supervisors and managers should be aware and include tips for appropriate first responses to the same.

At first glance, it may seem that a failure to embrace AI is unwise and shortsighted. Upon closer examination, however, the myriad ethical issues involved establish just the opposite. During this webinar, we will explore a multitude of ethical issues that should be considered in connection with the use of AI.