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2025 Legislative Alert: Key Updates Every Public Agency Needs to Know

As we approach 2025, public agencies in California are preparing for a wave of new legislation that could impact operations, policies, and procedures. This post highlights a handful of key bills that may affect your agency. It’s important to note that this overview highlights only a portion of the many [...]

Managing Employment Liability Risk: A Comprehensive Guide for Employers

In today's fast-paced environment, employers are increasingly facing a range of legal risks related to their workforce. Employment liability risk—ranging from claims of discrimination and harassment to wrongful termination and wage disputes—can have serious financial consequences. Effective risk management in this area is essential to safeguard your business from potential [...]

Important Update on GSRMA Pollution Program Claims Reporting

GSRMA member agencies are afforded pollution coverage through Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management’s (PRISM) Pollution Program. For the coverage years of 18/19 – 20/21, the Pollution and Remediation Legal Liability policy was placed with Illinois Union (Chubb).  Chubb elected to non-renew this coverage effective 7/1/2021. The coverage that replaced [...]

Important Pollution Policy Information

Many GSRMA member agencies are afforded pollution coverage through Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management’s (PRISM) Pollution Program. The Pollution policy is written on a claims made and reported basis. Any known claims and all known incidents that could give rise to a claim must be reported to the company [...]

Guest Article: Performance Review Pitfalls

Common Performance Review Distortions and Retaliatory Decision-Making that Leads to Wrongful Termination and Retaliatory Termination Lawsuits by Patricia Eyres, Managing Partner Eyres Law Group, LLP There are many bases for claims of wrongful termination under California law. The types of claims range significantly and fall into two broad categories: Discrimination [...]

New Interactive Process Manual

The Interactive Process is a requirement of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and is triggered by an employee who suffered a work-related or non-work related injury or illness and has requested a reasonable accommodation. All California employers with 5 or more employees are required to reasonably accommodate their employees [...]

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