Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1996

Abstract

Employment lawyers have witnessed a virtual revolution in the law of employment relations during the past thirty years. Although the federal government intervened substantially in private employment relationships in response to the economic catastrophe of the Great Depression, employers remained largely free of regulation until the explosion of statutes and common law developments that commenced in the 1960s and continues today. Recent developments in common law tort and contract principles are particularly troubling for defense counsel in employment matters, since the resulting doctrinal uncertainty renders it difficult to assess the client's exposure with any assurance until the appeals in the case have been exhausted.

In this Article, I discuss basic insurance law principles that come into play when employers assert that their liability insurance provides coverage for employment disputes.

Publication Citation

18 West. New Eng. l. Rev. 5 (1996)

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