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Marijuana and the Workplace - Can an Employer Fire a Worker Who Comes to Work High?
Von Bill Baumann October 01, 2015 English
Legalization of medical marijuana for recreational or medical use has caused confusion among employers. Can the boss fire a worker who tests positive for drugs prescribed by a physician? Does it matter if that employee will be operating heavy machinery...
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Rethinking Death Compensation - Italy Ends Debate on Thanatological Damage
Von Lorenzo Vismara September 24, 2015 English
Many Italian insurers have feared a potential change to rules related to the legal framework on thanatological damage (compensation in the event of death) due to a possible redefinition of health and life by the Italian Supreme Civil Court (Corte di...
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Lead Exposures in Australia - Should Insurers Be Worried Yet?
Von Nicholas Murphy September 21, 2015 English
To date, liability insurers in Australia have received very few lead poisoning claims. Is this about to change? Lead contamination has been present in many sectors of the community for many years. Often it is at a relatively low level, but even at...
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Liability Insurance - Lessons from the Maggi Recall in India
Von Ayush Jain July 27, 2015 English
Maggi brand instant noodles have recently landed Nestle in hot waters in India. In late April, the Uttar Pradesh Food Safety & Drug Administration found excessive levels of lead and presence of added MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) in a sample batch...
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Liability Risk Management: Key to Cross-Border Jurisdictional Challenges
Von Frank Wang July 23, 2015 English
Globalization is both an opportunity and a challenge for each and every country. China is not an exception. In recent years, China’s total overseas direct investment has been expanding steadily. Statistics from the Ministry of Commerce show that...
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Germanwings Crash Highlights Gaps in Bereavement Compensation
Von Manfred Tews
July 13, 2015 English“Nothing will be as it was before,” said a relative of a victim of the Germanwings crash that occurred in March. Those words sum up the situation in which victims of acts of violence and their relatives find themselves. For them, pain and...
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