Insuring Employer Liability for Hostile Work Environment Claims: How Changes in Discrimination Law May Affect the Growing Market for Employment-Related Practices Liability Insurance

Authors

Francis J. Mootz III, University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School of Law

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1999

Abstract

Assessing the role that Employment Practices Liability Insurance might play in the future requires an understanding of two murky areas of law: employment law and insurance coverage law. In Part I of the Article I discuss the evolution of employer liability for hostile work environment sexual harassment. In Part II of the Article I analyze the consequences for insurance coverage that follow from recognizing that liability for hostile work environment sexual harassment is grounded on negligence principles.

Publication Citation

21 West. New Eng. L. Rev. 369 (1999)

Recommended Citation

Mootz, Francis J. III, "Insuring Employer Liability for Hostile Work Environment Claims: How Changes in Discrimination Law May Affect the Growing Market for Employment-Related Practices Liability Insurance" (1999). Scholarly Works. 94.
https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/facpub/94