The COVID mandates are contributing to more employment discrimination cases. People who are being laid off because they fail to get the COVID vaccine are starting to file lawsuits against their employers. This creates a correlation between COVID manadates and employment insurance.
Former Employees are finding attorneys that handle their COVID lawsuits
Former employees are going out and finding lawfirms to handle their COVID related discrimination lawsuits. In fact, some employees that have been let go by the same employer will go out and find a law firm that will handle all of their cases. Thus an attorney may receive 20 former employees COVID mandates cases all at once which makes this financially lucrative for attorneys.
The Importantce of Employment Liability Practices Insurance and Proper Employment Policies
These covid lawsuits make it very important that employers have proper Employment Liability Practices Insurance (ELPI) and proper covid vaccine mandates policies in place at its company. EPLI is a type of liability insurance that protects the Employer from lawsuits filed by its employees. Insurance providers are starting to ask questions on the ELPI application that takes into account COVID related lawsuits. According to Rhonda Prussack, the Senior Vice President and Head of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance “You’ll see specific questions around COVID, around return-to-work practices, and whether those practices or the protocols have been reviewed by an employment attorney.”
It is important for a company to have EPLI because the likelihood for lawsuits are on the rise. If you are an employer give us a call at 248-362-1313 or fill out the form below to learn about ELPI.
