Wage and Hour Insurance Coverage: Mitigating Risk With EPL, D&O, and Emerging Specialty Wage and Hour Insurance Policies
Evaluating Insurance Options, Negotiating Coverage and Exclusions, Strategically Arguing for Coverage of Claims
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will provide employment counsel with a review of the latest developments in insurance coverage for wage and hour claims. The panel will provide a practical briefing on coverage via employment practices liability (EPL), directors and officers (D&O), and specialty wage and hour insurance policies. The panel will also provide their perspectives for employers negotiating coverage and exclusions and arguing for coverage of wage and hour claims.
Outline
- Trends in wage and hour exposures
- Overview of insurance coverage for wage and hour claims
- Current trends in EPL and D&O insurance coverage
- Emerging specialty wage and hour insurance—benefits and challenges
- Strategically arguing for coverage of wage and hour claims under EPL and D&O policies
- Negotiating wage and hour coverage and exclusions under EPL, D&O and specialty wage and hour insurance policies
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- How can employment counsel strategically argue for coverage of wage and hour claims under an employer’s EPL and D&O policies?
- How can counsel leverage the benefits and mitigate pitfalls associated with specialty wage and hour insurance?
- What are best practices for negotiating wage and hour insurance coverage and exclusions under EPL, D&O and specialty insurance policies?
Faculty

Kelly B. Thoerig
U.S. Employment Practices Liability Coverage Leader
Marsh
Ms. Thoerig is primarily responsible for manuscripting EPL policies, leading policy and insurer new product reviews,... | Read More
Ms. Thoerig is primarily responsible for manuscripting EPL policies, leading policy and insurer new product reviews, and drafting endorsements. In addition, she is a claims advocate for Marsh’s FINPRO practice, specializing in complex coverage and claims issues concerning EPL, D&O, professional liability, cyber, and fiduciary liability insurance. In both roles, Ms. Thoerig frequently presents at industry seminars on various insurance coverage topics.
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Britton D. Weimer
Partner
Jones Satre & Weimer
Mr. Weimer co-chairs the firm’s Insurance Practice Group and the Employment Practice Group. His practice... | Read More
Mr. Weimer co-chairs the firm’s Insurance Practice Group and the Employment Practice Group. His practice encompasses a wide range of insurance coverage, insurance defense, and commercial litigation, including EPL, CGL, D&O, insurance and real estate E&O, among other practice areas. Mr. Weimer is a nationally-recognized authority in insurance law and has written and co-authored several authoritative books and treatises.
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