IN: Spotlight on Employment Practices Liability Insurance

Dear Valued Customer, In this issue of “————” we put the spotlight on Employment Practices Liability Insurance. Employee lawsuits have risen roughly 400% over the last twenty years, making Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) extremely important coverage. EPLI can protect you from suits to do with wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, breach of contract, emotional distress,…

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Does your EPLI include a definition of ‘breach of privacy’?

Business owners worried about discrimination or sexual harassment lawsuits will often purchase Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI). However, many businesses fail to check to see if their EPLI policy covers an invasion of privacy. What do we mean by ‘invasion of privacy’? In California, a woman filed a lawsuit over the monitoring application her employer installed…

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Take steps to reduce your risk of employee lawsuits

Numerous state and federal laws provide job candidates and employees with protections from discrimination and other unfair workplace practices. The number of employee lawsuits has increased in recent years, and any size business is vulnerable to this type of risk. Small businesses can be especially vulnerable because they are less likely to retain employment attorneys…

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