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EMPLOYEE PRACTICES LIABILITY

Steps to Minimize Your Risk!

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What is Employee Practices Liability?

How to Avoid It

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Employment Practices Liability insurance (EPLI) will provide protection for you the employer from claims made by employees, former employees, or even potential employees. This coverage may also protect directors and officers of your firm.

EPLI Coverage includes: discrimination (age, sex, race, disability, etc.) wrongful termination of employment sexual harassment other employment-related allegations

What is Employment Practices Liability?

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Today’s claims are as much about how people feel about their boss or employer as they are about a specific injury or wrong.

If your employees trust your company and leaders, they are more likely to work smarter and safer.

Minimize your risk by improving your hiring practices!

How to Avoid It

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CREATE A MEANINGFUL JOB DESCRIPTION

A great (free) resource to assist you with this step can be found online at www.onetonline.org

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CONDUCT A THOROUGH INTERVIEW

Do not make a hiring decision based on first impression or personal feelings you acquire during the interview process.

Ask the candidate the question, “Have you ever felt you were being treated unfairly at your current/previous jobs?”

Inquire the same question to his/her references, asking “What did ___ tell you felt unfair to him at his last job?”

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ADMINISTER SKILL TESTS

Can your job candidate really perform? Does he/she have the knowledge it takes to jump-start into the position?

Test your candidate with measurable objectives.

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MAKE A CHARACTER ASSESMENT

Determine if your applicant will be a goodemotional fit for the job.

www.ZeroRiskHR.com provides pertinent questions to ask during the interview process to provide insight.

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CONDUCT AN EXTENSIVE BACK-GROUND CHECK

Undoubtedly, an unclean record isn’t something to overlook or consider when selecting an applicant to represent your business.

Suggestion: Visit GlobalResearchHR.com

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REQUIRE A PRE-PLACEMENT PHYSICAL EXAM

You may want to make a conditional job offer. As it applies to your business model, a qualified local occupational medicine clinic may supply a pre-hire physical, including a drug test.

Consider mentioning this in your job ad—you’ll end up saving your time by deterring questionable candidates.

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REQUIRE EACH EMPLOYEE TO SIGN “DECLARATION OF NO INJURY” ON A REGULAR BASIS

Anytime an employee is injured, immediately refer him to your company’s occupational medicine physician.

It’s wise to consider paying all first-aid related expenses directly rather than submitting small claims to the workers compensation carrier.

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BE SURE EACH EMPLOYEE IS IN THE CORRECT JOB CLASSIFICATION TO ENSURE WORKERS COMP CLAIMS ARE COVERED

Too often, misclassifications are discovered at the point of no return—after an incident. Minimize your risk by double-checking this before a claim.

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QUICKLY SEND A POSITIVE MESSAGE TO AN EMPLOYEE INJURED AT WORK, EXPRESSING HOPE THAT HE/SHE HEALS RAPIDLY AND RETURNS TO WORK SOON

Send Get-Well cards, flowers or even meals as appropriate to the employee’s home to let them know you’re wishing him/her a successful recovery.

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SEND OUT A FMLA NOTICE IF AN INJURED EMPLOYEE IS ABSENT FOR WORK FOR MORE THAN THREE DAYS

Even if it looks like a workers comp claim, you want to make sure the 12-week period for FMLA will start it’s course as soon as possible. Don’t wait!

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Workers Compensation claims continue to rise, especially in today’s economy where safety procedures become secondary to performance.

Make sure you’re prepared with adequate Employee Practice Liability Coverage, as questionable comp claims are an ever-present possibility

What it means to THE BOSS

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