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Property Insurance Coverage for Emerging Risk: Underground Climate Change

by Anderson Kill in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Legal, Risk Management. Posted February 13, 2024

Abstract: Studies have shown that heat emanating from basements, train tunnels, sewers, and other underground systems in major metropolises in the United States and Europe is heating the ground between city surfaces and the bedrock by as much as 27 degrees Fahrenheit. This “underground climate change” is affecting ground soil conditions, causing structural strains on ...

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Employers, Take Note: New York Law Will Prohibit Access to Employees’ Private Social Media Accounts

by Anderson Kill in Human Resources, Legal, Technology. Posted December 19, 2023

We recall the following well-publicized Facebook posting from a number of years ago: The photograph of a young man, in a very smoke-filled room, wearing a Grateful Dead t-shirt and holding a very large marijuana cigarette. The caption read: “I like to smoke a giant spliff on week-ends.” Needless to say, any employer who viewed ...

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Federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Goes Into Effect

by Anderson Kill in Human Resources, Legal. Posted August 15, 2023

On June 27, 2023 the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect, and the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) began accepting charges under the new law. Signed into law by President Biden on December 29, 2022, the PWFA requires “covered employers” to provide “reasonable accommodations” to workers with known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, ...

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Property Insurance Coverage for Emerging Risk: Underground Climate Change

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