Risk Management Bulletins

This publication concerns current topics related to risk exposure, risk management, and avoidance of civil liability. Specific guidance on how to spot risk exposures and manage potential loss is offered. 

Most Recent Risk Management Bulletins

• No. 133 - Recreational Use Statute Immunity - Does It Apply to Local Governments?
• No. 132 - Seeing the Light - What Do the Different Colored Lights on Vehicles Mean?
• No. 131 - First Amendment Audits - Best Practices

Bulletins by Subject

Emergency Response Issues

• No. 125 - Disaster Planning for Local Government Finance Departments
• No. 112 - Securing Financial Aid for Declared Emergencies
• No. 110 - Federal Emergency Management Authority (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) Alert

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Employment Issues

• No. 121 - Furloughs and Layoffs of Public Sector Employees In Troubled Economic Times
• No. 116 - Understanding Workplace Harassment
• No. 114 - Secondary Employment of Law Enforcement Officers and Local Government Liability: Issues, Questions, and Answers
• No. 97 - Update Concerning the Department of Labor New Fair Labor Standards Act Rules For Exempt Employees
• No. 96 - Avoiding Wrongful Termination Claims During Layoffs
• No. 89 - Defamation Claims Against Public Officials
• No. 83 - American With Disabilities Act Enforcement
• No. 80 - Employer / Employee Relations
• No. 75 - Male Employees Entitled to Same Rights as Birth Mothers under FMLA
• No. 74 - New Rules on Pre-Employment Testing

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Motor Vehicle / Mobile Equipment / Cell Phone Issues

• No. 132 - Seeing the Light – What Do the Different Colored Lights on Vehicles Mean?
• No. 124 - Non CDL Drivers – Are You in Compliance?
• No. 108 - Fifteen Passenger Van Loss Control Guidelines
• No. 106 - The Effect of Incorrect Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN)
• No. 93 - Law Enforcement Vehicle Pursuits
• No. 90 - Emergency Vehicle Liability--What Is The Extent of Your Coverage?
• No. 87 - Cell Phone Policies
• No. 79 - Mobile Equipment Rentals

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Police / Correctional Liability Issues

• No. 128 - FAA Issues New Drone Rules
• No. 127 - Maryland’s New License Plate Readers and Captured Plate Data Law
• No. 123 - The Future of SWAT Teams in Maryland
• No. 122 - Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Lawsuits? The Right of Citizens to Record Police Officers in the Discharge of Their Public Duties
• No. 119 - Is Your Mutual Aid Agreement A “Paper Tiger” Or Does It Have The Force Of Law?
• No. 118 - Potential For An Arrest To Lead to Police Liability Under the Americans With Disabilities Act
• No. 117 - Suicide In Jails And Prisons
• No. 114 - Secondary Employment of Law Enforcement Officers and Local Government Liability: Issues, Questions, and Answers
• No. 93 - Law Enforcement Vehicle Pursuits
• No. 90 - Emergency Vehicle Liability--What Is The Extent of Your Coverage?
• No. 85 - Police Secondary Employment Coverage Limitations and Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Insurance Programs
• No. 81 - Mutual Aid Agreements Between Law Enforcement Agencies

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Property / Sewer Backups / Risk Exposures Issues

• No. 133 - Recreational Use Statute Immunity - Does It Apply to Local Governments?
• No. 129 - Out of State Operation of LGIT Insured Vehicles
• No. 120 - Unscheduled Property: The Hidden Risk
• No. 113 - Approaches for Controlling Sewer Backups and Overflows
• No. 105 - Eminent Domain
• No. 104 - Fireworks Displays
• No. 102 - Wind Perils
• No. 100 - Summer Celebrations & Special Events: Risk Exposures
• No. 99 - Determining Whether an Entity Is a Unit of State or Local Government
• No. 95 - Call “Miss Utility” When You Dig
• No. 94 - Are Your Property Values Accurate?
• No. 92 - Sewer Backup Prevention
• No. 88 - Charles County Grease Busters Program
• No. 86 - Property Pool Coverage and Mold Exclusion
• No. 82 - Winter Perils (Snowstorm, Ice Storm, Severe Cold Weather)
• No. 78 - Historical Buildings
• No. 77 - Fine Arts Property Risk Management

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Miscellaneous Issues

• No. 131 - First Amendment Audits - Best Practices
• No. 130 - First Amendment Audits - What You Need to Know
• No. 128 - FAA Issues New Drone Rules
• No. 111 - Absence of Coverage for Code Enforcement Officers Using Tasers During the Course of His or Her Duties
• No. 107 - Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) - Library Compliance
• No. 103 - The Status of Board or Commissions Created by Local Governments
• No. 99 - Determining Whether an Entity Is a Unit of State or Local Government 
• No. 91 -Third Party Agreements
• No. 84 - Automated External Defibrillator
• No. 76 - Special Year 2000 Issue

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Bulletins by Date

• No. 133 - Recreational Use Statute Immunity - Does It Apply to Local Governments?
• No. 132 - Seeing the Light – What Do the Different Colored Lights on Vehicles Mean?
• No. 131 - First Amendment Audits - Best Practices
• No. 130 - First Amendment Audits - What You Need to Know
• No. 129 - Out of State Operation of LGIT Insured Vehicles
• No. 128 - FAA Issues New Drone Rules
• No. 127 - Maryland’s New License Plate Readers and Captured Plate Data Law
• No. 126 - Code Enforcement Officers, Self-Defense, and the Use of Force: The Issues That Can No Longer Be Ignored
• No. 125 - Disaster Planning for Local Government Finance Departments
• No. 124 - Non CDL Drivers – Are You in Compliance?
• No. 123 - The Future of SWAT Teams in Maryland
• No. 122 - Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Lawsuits? The Right of Citizens to Record Police Officers in the Discharge of Their Public Duties
• No. 121 - Furloughs and Layoffs of Public Sector Employees In Troubled Economic Times
• No. 120 - Unscheduled Property: The Hidden Risk
• No. 119 - Is Your Mutual Aid Agreement A “Paper Tiger” Or Does It Have The Force Of Law?
• No. 118 - Potential For An Arrest To Lead to Police Liability Under the Americans With Disabilities Act
• No. 117 - Suicide In Jails And Prisons
• No. 116 - Understanding Workplace Harassment
• No. 115 - Medical Directors Liability Coverage
• No. 114 - Secondary Employment of Law Enforcement Officers and Local Government Liability: Issues, Questions, and Answers
• No. 113 - Approaches for Controlling Sewer Backups and Overflows
• No. 112 - Securing Financial Aid for Declared Emergencies
• No. 111 - Absence of Coverage for Code Enforcement Officers Using Tasers During the Course of His or Her Duties
• No. 110 - Federal Emergency Management Authority (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) Alert
• No. 108 - Fifteen Passenger Van Loss Control Guidelines
• No. 107 - Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) - Library Compliance
• No. 106 - The Effect of Incorrect Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN)
• No. 105 - Eminent Domain
• No. 104 - Fireworks Displays
• No. 103 - The Status of Board or Commissions Created by Local Governments
• No. 102 - Wind Perils
• No. 100 - Summer Celebrations & Special Events: Risk Exposures
• No. 99 - Determining Whether an Entity Is a Unit of State or Local Government 
• No. 97 - Update Concerning the Department of Labor New Fair Labor Standards Act Rules For Exempt Employees 
• No. 96 - Avoiding Wrongful Termination Claims During Layoffs
• No. 95 - Call “Miss Utility” When You Dig 
• No. 94 - Are Your Property Values Accurate?
• No. 93 - Law Enforcement Vehicle Pursuits
• No. 92 - Sewer Backup Prevention
• No. 91 -Third Party Agreements
• No. 90 - Emergency Vehicle Liability--What Is The Extent of Your Coverage?
• No. 89 - Defamation Claims Against Public Officials 
• No. 88 - Charles County Grease Busters Program
• No. 87 - Cell Phone Policies 
• No. 86 - Property Pool Coverage and Mold Exclusion
• No. 85 - Police Secondary Employment Coverage Limitations and Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Insurance Programs
• No. 84 - Automated External Defibrillator
• No. 83 - American With Disabilities Act Enforcement 
• No. 82 - Winter Perils (Snowstorm, Ice Storm, Severe Cold Weather)
• No. 81 - Mutual Aid Agreements Between Law Enforcement Agencies 
• No. 80 - Employer / Employee Relations
• No. 79 - Mobile Equipment Rentals 
• No. 78 - Historical Buildings 
• No. 77 - Fine Arts Property Risk Management 
• No. 76 - Special Year 2000 Issue
• No. 75 - Male Employees Entitled to Same Rights as Birth Mothers under FMLA 
• No. 74 - New Rules on Pre-Employment Testing 
• No. 73 - Year 2000 Glitch (Y2K)

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