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Employment Practices Liability Insurance: What It Is and Why It’s a Necessity
With the rise of the #MeToo and TIME’s Up movements, claims—particularly those related to sexual harassment—are becoming more frequent. That’s what makes employment practices liability insurance so critical.
By Patti Maluchnik
March 8, 2019
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by Patti Maluchnik
Patti Maluchnik, CIC, CBIA, joined Georgetown Insurance Service in 1993. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1984 and earned her Certified Insurance Counselor designation in 2003. She is an expert in working with accounts in the construction, manufacturing and technology fields. She is a 2019 graduate of Leadership Frederick County, is active in The Rotary Club of Frederick, CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) and is an Ambassador to the Frederick Chamber of Commerce which she received the award for Ambassador of the Year in 2017.
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