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Mandate or Encourage? The Employer Decision on COVID-19 Vaccination of Employees
Von Jill Tumney January 27, 2021 English
After nearly a year of making difficult employment decisions, businesses across the U.S. face one more question: Should I make COVID‑19 vaccinations mandatory or voluntary for returning employees? As the vaccine rolls out and workplaces reopen, employers...
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Your Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Is Overdue - More Reasons for Buying EPLI
Von Jill Tumney October 29, 2020 English
By December 31, 2020, all businesses with employees in Illinois must have conducted sexual harassment training for managers and employees. As yet, no extension or similar relief has been granted due to COVID-19 so the requirement remains in place. How...
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What Does the U.S. Supreme Court’s Recent LGBTQ+ Ruling Mean for Businesses and EPLI?
Von 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
Von 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
Von Mindy Pollack
February 13, 2020 EnglishChances 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
Von Mark Grubelic and Mindy Pollack
November 14, 2019 EnglishWhen 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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