Did you know your business could be at risk for a substantial loss other than general liability or bodily injury? Insure your business against claims by workers when their legal rights as employees of the company have been violated. That’s why Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) is crucial to have included on your business insurance! Though most lawsuits are commonly filed against large corporations, small businesses are just as immune to EPLI lawsuits. To avoid being slapped with a lawsuit from an employee, EPLI can be added as an endorsement on the Business Owners Policy (BOP).
EPLI provides security against the following type of employee lawsuits:
- Sexual harassment
- Discrimination
- Wrongful termination
- Breach of employment contract
- Wrongful discipline
- Mismanagement of employee benefit plans
How much does EPLI coverage cost?
The coverage price is dependent upon the following various risk factors:
- Type of business
- Number of employees
- Previous lawsuit involvement
EPLI coverage covers legal costs regardless if your company wins or loses the lawsuit
How to prevent employee lawsuits all together:
Though EPLI coverage exists to protect companies from lawsuits, eliminating problems first hand is always the best solution:
- Initiate effective hiring & screening procedures to avoid discrimination.
- Clearly display corporate or company policies in the workplace for everyone to abide by.
- Educate employees on what to do in the event they’re subject to discrimination/harassment.
- In the event of an incident record all information and actions taken to handle the situation.
Contact Us
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I want to make sure that my business and it’s employees are safe. It makes sense that using business insurance would be important! I’ll be sure to get the right kind. That way I can ensure that it’s all covered.