Bad faith claims against insurance companies rarely survive motion challenges in New York State, so it is noteworthy when a state Supreme Court ruling allows such a claim to proceed.

For years, courts have provided guidance on the definitions of sexual harassment and sexually hostile work environment, and on the defenses available to employers.

With weather patterns and storm severity growing less predictable, regions of the country that were traditionally thought to be immune from the most severe weather have learned they are not.

Two decisions involving clean-up of environmental conditions and the use of environmental insurance demonstrate many of the pros, cons and pitfalls potential policyholders need to consider.

On October 5, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board postponed the implementation date for its requirement that private-sector employers post a notice advising employees of their right to unionize.

The trend toward cloud computing continues to pick up momentum.

The White House recently unveiled the "Opening Up America Again" guidelines on April 16, 2020, which include a three-phased approach for state and local officials to consider when reopening their economies...

From a risk management point of view, there are plenty of lessons to be learned from the recent data security compromise at Equifax.

Risk management for hotels and resorts has never been easy. The perils are abundant; challenges range from protecting against employment related claims to ensuring the general safety of guests to protecting against Caribbean hurricane risk.

For senior management, directors and officers (D&O) insurance understandably has an importance like no other policy in the company’s portfolio.

A new SEC policy regarding admission of allegations could raise important issues for D&O liability policyholders

Depending on the nature of the services that a company performs for the government, it may be possible and indeed necessary for government contractors to buy special policies that cover the potential elimination or disruption of an underlying government project.

Sustainable design and operations have to be . . . sustained. To do this, policies have to be established and implemented, results have to be recorded and verified, and multiple parties have to be held responsible.

After Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandycaused extensive property damage to businesses in 2011 and 2012, commercial policyholders looked to their insurance policies to cover the losses they sustained.

It is axiomatic that good communication is a requirement for just about any successful business. Communication with customers, clients, investors and other stakeholders is typically of vital importance.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has gone from a distant deadline to an imminent reality, with the controversial "play or pay" provisions scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2014.

Just as the parts in cars tend to wear out af¬ter 60,000 miles, so too, in buildings in New York City, do systems such as elevators wear out after a number of years in service.

Recent and tragic catastrophes like the natural disasters in Japan and Thailand, the Gulf oil spill and the Icelandic volcano eruption have placed into focus once again the importance of commercial property insurance that covers losses even where the policyholder’s own property suffers no direct damage.

As the number of climate change-related lawsuits against public companies grows, and climate change issues become the subject of increasing state, federal and international regulatory efforts, the risk that directors and officers may become the targets of governmental and private lawsuits based on their companies’ climate change-related disclosures is becoming more likely.

If you thought your company had long ago covered all bases with respect to sexual harassment, think again.