As a former claims handler and fraud investigator, Jason Metz has worked on a multitude of complex and multifaceted claims. The insurance industry can be seemingly opaque, and Jason enjoys breaking ...

Last month, two key legal developments in the area of independent contractor misclassification and compliance highlighted the risks posed to customer service companies that use an independent ...

If the work environment, including plant, warehouse, site or equipment, was unsafe and that caused the injury, liability can ...

We can learn quite a lot from a legal challenge faced by other business organizations in the same industry. In September, we noticed that a large health care system operating in seven states west of ...

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Engaging independent contractors has many benefits for companies, but misclassifying these employees can pose significant financial risk. Companies and their counsel should stay up to date on the ...

The applicability of commercial general liability insurance to independent contractors largely depends on how the contractor is classified within the policy and the nature of the work being performed.

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