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Dangerous International Employee Assignments: Littler Report Guides Employers Through the Issues

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Littler Mendelson

Man Walking Tightrope in Lightning StormThe current upheaval in Egypt and the rest of the Middle East serves as a reminder that overseas assignments can inherently be fraught with risk. The potential dangers of natural disasters, kidnapping, and terrorist attacks are wide-ranging, but the key legal, and practical, inquiries remain constant: to what extent did the employer have a legal or ethical obligation to prevent what occurred, and could the employer have prevented what occurred by implementing a thoughtful plan. 
 
A February 2011 Littler Report, "Managing the Global Workforce: A Legal and Practical Guide to Dangerous International Employee Assignments," examines the issues facing employers under U.S. law and in a sampling of other jurisdictions. This guide also outlines a series of practical steps that employers can and should take to mitigate the risks inherent in international assignments. While there may be no way to absolutely prevent incidents of this nature, there is no substitute for effectively planning for the contingencies that may arise in international assignments. To learn more, continue reading this Littler Report, written by Philip M. Berkowitz and Michael G. Congiu. 

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Tags: Dangerous Assignments, Expatriate Employment, Kidnap and Ransom Insurance, Negligence, Workers' Compensation
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