New Year’s Resolutions for the Professional

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Maybe 2014 will be the year that you stick to your New Year’s resolutions. While weight loss, charitable giving, drinking less, learning something new, and quitting smoking top the list of most common goals for next year, your friends at PL Matters suggest adding a few resolutions. We’ve taken a close look at what has interested you the most in 2013 and based on that data we’ve compiled a list of lessons taken from our collection of posts for you to incorporate into your 2014 planning. Here’s to making 2014 a more productive and risk free year by reflecting upon what we’ve learned in 2013.

    • Understand the consequences of employees working remotely: see here;
    • Be aware of the specifics of your PL policy including when a claim “arises”: see here;
    • Understand the risks of office nepotism: see here;
    • Develop clear and precise social media policies in the work place: see here;
    • Understand the consequences of harassment by non-employees: see here;
    • Understand exposure from non-clients: see here;
    • Consider the implications of an eroding policy: see here;
    • Consider the ethical limitations of advertising on LinkedIn: see here;
    • Consider the real possibility that Alex Rodriguez will sue you: see here; and,
    • Update/amend/change your password: see here.

According to your votes, the foregoing represent some of the posts that interested you the most in 2013. So, heed those lessons in order to reduce the risks of professional liability in 2014.

The Professional Liability Matters team thank you for your interest, comments and feedback this year and wish you a productive, satisfying, and rewarding 2014.