Employment liability program recently introduced.

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CPA EmployerGard, an insurance product relating to employment liability, was recently launched by the AICPA Professional and Personal Liability Committee. According to Ken Hughes, the committee's new chairman, "In the rapidly changing areas of employment practice, firms need not only insurance protection but a whole host of related support services to help them understand and comply with the ever-expanding field of employment law." The committee's goal is to have insured firms fully conversant with the requirements of employment law and to have employees understand the firm's efforts to comply with those laws.

CPA EmployerGard insureds receive a consultation and review of their employment application and employee handbook by the plan's team of employment experts. If the firm does not already utilize these tools, samples are provided as part of the quotation process. Insureds also have access to an employment liability attorney who can provide legal advice on employment and other human resource issues. Consultation by phone of up to 30 minutes per month is provided to CPA EmployerGard insureds without charge. Additionally, insureds have ongoing access to employment law experts who can help firm managers understand...