Beazley Group Offering Hotline, Online Attorney Access

Beazley Group plc (BEZ.L), an insurer of employment practices liability (EPL) insurance, has expanded its risk management service, offering a telephone hotline and online access to employment attorneys on how best to minimize client risks. The service is an adjunct to BeazleySource, Beazley's online loss control service. The BeazleySource hotline offers best practice consultation on employee relations issues and the effective management of day-to-day workplace incidents, including termination, discipline, hiring, investigations, crisis management, wage and hour issues, and how to handle litigation threats. In addition, Beazley has added articles on wage and hour compliance to BeazleySource. Wage and hour laws relate to the distinction between salaried and wage-earning employees and are a source of increasing litigation. BeazleySource now includes resources to help employers evaluate their liability under wage and hour laws including checklists to assess compliance. BeazleySource is available at no cost to Beazley's management liability insureds and offers a broad array of services to help companies avoid litigation. Unique features include employment policies and procedures available in both English and Spanish and training on preventing sexual harassment designed to comply with numerous state laws, including some of the most onerous, such as California.