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5 Reasons Why Your PEO’s EPL Insurance Isn’t Enough
If you use a professional employer organization (PEO), you know the benefits. PEO’s provide convenience by allowing you to outsource your HR duties to them. Their teams guide you through laws and regulations that you don’t have time to study. The model itself provides less tangible (but no... July 20 • EPLI
Matt McKenna
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How Your Company May Be Like NBC’s “The Office” (and How Insurance Can Help)
“The Office,” NBC Okay, so your office is probably nothing like the one from the hit NBC show, The Office. You’re no Michael Scott and your boss looks (almost) nothing like Kathy Bates. You’re a professional after all! Well, we have some bad news for you: every office has a bit of Dunder Mifflin in
2015 Employment Lawsuits: Where are Startups at Risk?
2015 employment practices lawsuit data is in: which states are at the highest risk? Every company encounters a hiring situation in which things don’t play out quite as planned — hiring is a liability. A candidate is overly demanding or misaligned with the hiring team, an employee didn’t perform as expected or wasn’t a cultural
Employee Lawsuits: The Top 3 Risks Faced by VC’s
This is the fourth installment of Founder Shield’s VC-Focused series. Last week, we reviewed some examples of lawsuits from your investors and how you can protect yourself. Be sure to also check out our introductory post as well as our discussion of the impact of regulatory investigations and the insurance policies that will help you stay afloat when the SEC
Venture Capital Insurance and the SEC
In our first post on venture capital insurance, we took a high level view of four scenarios where this management liability, professional liability, and employment practices liability insurance policy could protect you, your firm, and your investors. We also spoke about the potential costs of having — as well as not having — this liability
Venture Capital Insurance is an Investment, Not a Cost
This is the first of a series of articles we will be posting about the world of venture capital insurance.
5 Important Tools for Hiring Employees for Your Startup
Scaling up a startup through increased hiring is an exhilarating phase in its growth journey. It’s not unusual for venture-backed companies to exponentially expand their workforce year after year. To ensure a smooth hiring process without spiraling out of control, here are key considerations under the umbrella of best HR practices for startups. 1. Employee
The “Dos” &”Don’ts” of Buying Startup Company Insurance
Buying startup company insurance can be a daunting task. The insurance market is fragmented and there is no shortage of products out there. The industry is not exactly tech savvy either, and many brokers still employ tools as archaic as fax machines in their practices. Just finding where to start can be a hassle! When
Startup Internships: What Founders Need to Know
**This is a guest post by Scott Smedresman of Sorin Rand.**
EPLI Risk Exposure Checklist for Startups
Last week we posted about the importance of Employment Practices Liability Insurance (“EPLI”) for rapidly growing startup companies. If you read that post, it should be pretty clear why there’s so much risk exposure related to employment practices. I wanted to follow up that post with a quick EPLI risk exposure checklist for startups. Here’s
Does EPLI Insurance Matter for Startups?
We place a lot of D&O coverage for our clients because it can be vital to startups for several reasons. D&O Insurance is only one piece of the overall Management Liability puzzle. The other big piece is Employment Practices Liability Insurance (“EPLI”). This post will answer two important questions: what is EPLI insurance, and