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Litigation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Litigation
Litigation

The Company, in the normal course of business, is a party to various claims and other legal proceedings. In the opinion of management, the Company has substantial legal defenses and/or insurance coverage (subject to deductibles) with respect to all of its pending legal actions. If management believes that a material loss not covered by insurance arising from these actions is probable and can reasonably be estimated, the Company may record the amount of the estimated loss or, if a loss cannot be estimated but the minimum liability may be estimated using a range and no point is more probable than another, the Company may record the minimum estimated liability. As additional information becomes available, any potential liability related to these actions is assessed and the estimates are revised, if necessary. Management believes that the ultimate outcome of all pending legal actions, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position that is inconsistent with its loss reserves or on its overall trends in results of operations. However, litigation and claims are subject to inherent uncertainties and unfavorable outcomes can occur that exceed any amounts reserved for such losses. If an unfavorable outcome were to occur, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on the results of operations in the period in which the outcome occurs or in future periods.

On May 24, 2012, a complaint was filed against the Company in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey alleging, among other things, that the Company failed to pay overtime compensation to a purported class of certain independent contractor examiners who, the complaint alleges, should be treated as employees for purposes of federal law. The complaint seeks award of an unspecified amount of allegedly unpaid overtime wages to certain examiners. The Company filed an answer denying the substantive allegations therein. On August 1, 2014, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation to conditionally certify the class of all contract examiners from August 16, 2010, to the present. On August 29, 2014, the Company submitted its objections to the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge. The Magistrate has suspended ruling concerning those objections while the parties pursue the possibility of a settlement If the case is not settled, and if the Magistrate's decision stands, notice will be sent to contractors who performed work for the Company within the requisite time period noted above. The claim is not covered by insurance, and the Company is incurring legal costs to defend the litigation which are recorded in discontinued operations. This matter relates to the former Portamedic service line for which the Company retained liability.