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Ashley Madison’s $20M employee lawsuit for workplace related injuries

December 13, 2013 Clear Path Employer Services Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll

Ashley Madison, the world’s leading website for married people seeking extramarital affairs, recently made headlines when a former employee sued the Canadian-based organization for $20-million for injuries sustained while creating fake profiles of women for the site. Doriana Silva was hired by Ashley Madison to help launch a Brazilian version of the dating site. Shortly […]

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What HR professionals need to know about ‘kidnap and ransom’ insurance

October 18, 2011 John Proctor Health and Safety, Human Resources, Privacy and Security

Organizations that send employees to destinations with a high risk of kidnapping should seriously contemplate kidnap and ransom (K&R) insurance. K&R insurance protects individuals and corporations, typically covering kidnapping, extortion, wrongful detention and hijacking. K&R policies may also indemnify personal accident losses caused by kidnapping, and will generally cover the fees and expenses of crisis management consultants.

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