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Note 13 - Commitments and Contingencies

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Note 13 - Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 13. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Insurance

 

Commercial Self-Insured Losses 

 

The Company retains a significant portion of the risk for workers' compensation, automobile, and general liability losses (“self-insured commercial liability”). Reserves have been recorded that reflect the undiscounted estimated liabilities including claims incurred but not reported. When a recognized liability is covered by third-party insurance, the Company records an insurance claim receivable to reflect the covered liability. Amounts estimated to be paid within one year have been included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities, with the remainder included in Other liabilities, non-current on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Insurance claims receivables that are expected to be received from third-party insurance within one year have been included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets, with the remainder included in Other non-current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

The following table summarizes as of July 31, 2023 for (1) recorded liabilities, related to both asserted as well as unasserted insurance claims and (2) any related insurance claims receivables.

 

  Classification on the Condensed  

As of July 31,

 

(in thousands)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

2023

 

Self-insured commercial liability, current

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

  $ 11,876  

Self-insured commercial liability, non-current

Other liabilities, non-current

    12,835  

Total self-insured commercial liabilities

    24,711  
           

Expected recoveries related to self-insured commercial liabilities, current

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    6,032  

Expected recoveries related to self-insured commercial liabilities, non-current

Other non-current assets

    12,835  

Total expected recoveries related to self-insured commercial liabilities

    18,867  
           

Total self-insured commercial liability, net of expected recoveries

  $ 5,844  

Medical Self-Insured Losses

 

The Company offers employee health benefits via a partially self-insured medical benefit plan. Participant claims exceeding certain limits are covered by a stop-loss insurance policy. The Company contracts with a third-party administrator for tasks including, but not limited to, processing claims and remitting benefits. As of  July 31, 2023, the Company had accrued $2.1 million, for estimated health claims incurred but not reported based on historical claims amounts and average lag time.

 

Litigation

 

The Company is currently involved in certain legal proceedings and other disputes with third parties that have arisen in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that the outcomes of these matters will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements and does not believe that any amounts need to be recorded for contingent liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

 

Letters of credit

 

The ABL Facility provides for up to $22.5 million of standby letters of credit. As of July 31, 2023, total outstanding letters of credit totaled $4.2 million, the vast majority of which had been committed to the Company’s general liability insurance provider.