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What Does the U.S. Supreme Court’s Recent LGBTQ+ Ruling Mean for Businesses and EPLI?

By Jill Tumney |August 04, 2020|English

The short answer is that the recent Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia ruling protecting LBGTQ+ employees from sex discrimination will mean more claims and compliance for both employers and EPLI carriers as a whole. But what businesses and insurers...
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EPLI and the EEOC - Employee Charges, Agency Initiatives and Emerging Issues

By Alice Zelikson and Jeff Weisel |March 24, 2020|English

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently released its statistical details for the 72,675 charges of workplace discrimination the agency received in the 2019 fiscal year. Since 2014, the number of charges filed with the EEOC...
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Bosses Dating Subordinates - One of Many Reasons a Business Needs EPLI Protection

By Mindy Pollack|February 13, 2020|English

Chances are that at some point in your career you became aware of a colleague dating his or her boss. Just over 48% of employees have dated a colleague during their professional lives, and 22% of those relationships involved a manager or supervisor.1...
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How Much EPLI Limit is Enough? 6 Reasons a Small Business May Need More Protection

By Mark Grubelic and Mindy Pollack|November 14, 2019|English

When a worker sues for sexual harassment or disability discrimination, will the employer discover that the insurance policy limit isn’t enough? Most small businesses buy Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) protection with their core...
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Office Romance and Sexual Harassment - Knowing the Difference

By Mindy Pollack|February 14, 2019|English

Is the #MeToo movement influencing workplace behaviors? Sexual Harassment charges filed with the EEOC are up 13.6% in the past year, even as overall employee charges are trending downward.1 More than one in four workers say that recent allegations...
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Sexual Harassment Statistics - What Are the Odds of a Lawsuit?

By Mindy Pollack|September 27, 2018|English

Did you know that one in four women have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace?1 Or that over one-third of HR professionals reported at least one sexual harassment complaint in the past year?2 Bad behavior by celebrities and CEOs get the...
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