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Virginia’s New “Vulnerable Victim” Law Increases Employers’ Potential for Vicarious Liability in Personal Injury and Wrongful...

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A new Virginia law, effective July 1, 2025, adds Section 8.01-42.6 to the Virginia Code to address employers’ vicarious liability for their employees’ tortious conduct in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits brought by...more

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Understanding the Impact on Employers of West Virginia’s Formal Recognition of Negligent Supervision Claims

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In a recent important decision, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia formally recognized that a third party can sue an employer for negligent supervision of an employee, even if the employee’s intentional or reckless...more

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Refresher: Parking Lot Liability and Ability to Recover Workers’ Compensation Liens in New Jersey

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As the winter months roll on and snow and ice continue to cover the asphalt and concrete, it is helpful to remind ourselves about the state of the law with regard to employee injuries that result from falling down in parking...more

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Minnesota Now Recognizes Claims for Negligent Selection of Independent Contractors

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Companies in Minnesota that work with independent contractors should be aware of a new legal risk.  In Alonzo v. Menholt, the Minnesota Supreme Court recognized a claim for the negligent selection of an independent...more

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Employer Liability for Acts of Employee | Texas Supreme Court Revisits Vicarious Liability, the “Come-And-Go” Rule, and the...

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On December 30, 2022, the Texas Supreme Court issued its opinion in Cameron International Corporation v. Martinez, __ S.W.3d __, 2022 WL __ (Tex. Dec. 30, 2022) (per curiam) (“Cameron”). The opinion addresses vicarious...more

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Beware! – Illinois Employers Can Be Liable For An Employee’s Negligence

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Courts in the United States are split on whether a company’s acknowledgment of vicarious liability for an employee’s negligence, bars a claim of direct negligence against the company. Based on appellate court decisions,...more

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Saving Time and Money: Preemption of Direct Negligence Claims Against Employers in Tennessee

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Although Tennessee courts recognize claims asserted against an employer such as negligent hiring, training, supervision, and entrustment, recent case law suggests that those claims may no longer viable after an employer...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Court Tosses Lawsuit by Employee and Spouse Seeking to Hold Employer Liable for COVID-19 Infection

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A federal court recently dismissed a lawsuit filed by an employee and his spouse seeking to hold his employer liable for both of them contracting COVID-19. The dismissal should bring comfort to employer anxiety over lawsuits...more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

Gone Phishing: Employer Faces Liability for Mistakenly Disclosing W-2 Forms to Scammer

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Phishing. Spoofing. - These words may sound silly, but for employers, they are anything but. Phishing is the attempt to obtain sensitive electronic information—such as usernames, passwords, or financial...more

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Should Employers Allow Concealed Weapon Permit Holders To Carry Guns At Work?

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As mass shootings have continued with regular frequency in the United States, our country remains deeply divided, not only with the cause of these tragic events, but also on how to stop them from occurring. Many have called...more

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Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Broker-Dealer’s Liability For Employee’s Fraud

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Will a broker-dealer be liable when a financial advisor employed by the firm solicits investments as part of a fraudulent scheme, where the firm specifically prohibited the advisor from soliciting the investment, the...more

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Employee Health Information: Separate and Secure

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There are several reasons an employer might have employee health information, ranging from the results of a pre-employment physical to the contents of a request for FMLA leave to what’s written in a health provider’s note...more

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