High-profile litigation has broadened the scope and understanding of the duty of care that companies owe to their employees traveling abroad.
In recent years, high-profile litigation has broadened the scope and understanding of the duty of care that companies owe to their employees traveling abroad. An awareness of those duties – and the specific requirements for employers – is critical in planning a presence at global events like the upcoming World Cup in Brazil.
Duty of care standards originated within the world of workers’ compensation and quickly expanded, so that companies are now expected – and required, in many cases – to provide employees with a safe working environment even while traveling abroad. Companies that fail to educate and support employees on risk and best practices for risk mitigation jeopardize not only employee safety, but company liability as well.