employment practices liability (EPLI) News

Conservative Ex-Google Engineer’s Bias Complaint Goes to Arbitration

The engineer who sued Google after he was fired for blasting the company with allegations of anti-conservative bias won’t get his day in court after all. James Damore’s claims against the Alphabet Inc. unit will be heard behind closed doors …

Gender, Seniority Key Factors in Workplace Harassment: Hiscox Survey

More than one-third (35 percent) of employees in the U.S. feel they’ve experienced workplace harassment, and half of them believe it was due to their gender. A study released by specialty insurer Hiscox also found that 78 percent of those …

Barnes & Noble Calls Fired CEO’s Defamation Claims ‘Lies and Mischaracterizations’

Barnes & Noble Inc. was sued on Tuesday by a former chief executive officer who said the largest U.S. bookstore chain falsely accused him of violating its sexual harassment policy before firing him after 14 months on the job. In …

Embroker Launches Direct-to-Customer Online D&O Policy for Startups

Embroker, a digital commercial insurance brokerage, has launched a fully digital directors and officers (D&O) insurance policy, specifically designed for venture capital (VC) backed tech startups. The D&O policy is part of Embroker’s new digital Startup Program, which also includes …