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Protecting Directors and Officers of Foreign
Subsidiaries
by Priya Cherian Huskins,
Esq.
The severity
and frequency of lawsuits against directors and officers of
foreign subsidiaries has been increasing in a number of
jurisdictions around the world.
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article
M&A Insurance Landmines - Don't
be a Victim
by Bryan Perrault
Without
careful review during an M&A transaction, buried in the
insurance contract can be troublesome landmines that render a policy
useless when you need it
most.
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Sale of a Company: Directors
Duties and Personal Protection*
by Priya Cherian Huskins,
Esq.
The potential sale of a company is
an inflection point for litigation. This article details what a
board can do to protect itself from liability and thereby focus
entirely on promoting the interests of its shareholders.
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FMLA Coverage for Military Family
Members
by BNA
While employers and worker advocates
debate the Labor Departments proposed changes to the Family and
Medical Leave Act (FMLA), HR professionals are beginning
to deal with a new law that expands the act's leave provisions to
cover employees with family serving in the military.
Pitfalls Abound for Employers
Lacking Electronic Information Retention Policies
by BNA
For companies that have not
implemented a comprehensive electronic document retention
policy, the consequences can be both costly and damaging.
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Formal Phased Retirement
Programs Present Implementation Challenges
by BNA
While many employers are starting to
examine the implications of an aging workforce, and some progressive
companies have built phased retirement initiatives into their
strategic plans, phased retirement implementation continues to be
hampered by numerous challenges.
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The Race to Go
"Green"
by Rich
Torres
The race to go green is on
and the resounding message from the real estate, finance and
legislative community is to get on board or get left behind.
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Identify and Manage Your Political
Risk
by Judi
Haines
In a world racing towards globalization,
and with the events of 9/11 and US dominance in the world under
attack, political risk has become a topic of increased
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Trade Credit Insurance -
Balance Sheet Protection in 2008 by Joe Feigenbaum
For the last several years, US
companies have been able to borrow from banks and other financial
institutions, at fairly attractive rates, to avoid bankruptcy.
Unfortunately, due to a looming recession, predictions of financial
instability due to the current credit crisis and rising costs across
most industry sectors, lending attitudes are changing
rapidly.
New Legislation: SB 1613 - Use of Cell Phones While
Driving by Cam Dickinson
On July 1, 2008, SB 1613 will become effective. The
new regulation will make it illegal to use a wireless telephone
while driving unless the telephone is designed and configured to
allow hands-free capabilities.
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Supplementing Workers' Compensation Disability
- Should You Do It?
by Darren
Cartwright
Recently the question of whether
employers should supplement the income of an employee who is off of
work due to a work-related injury has been raised by a variety of
employers. Is it a good idea, and if so, how should an employer
go about handling the situation?
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firms in the nation, and is an active partner of International
Benefits Network and Assurex Global. For 90 years, Woodruff-Sawyer
has been partnering with clients to implement and manage
cost-effective and innovative insurance, employee benefits and risk
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